From Agnès to Ylla, explore the archive of Legacy Heroines and learn about the rich lives and careers of pioneering women photographers. As we continue our mission, our online archives will continue grow.
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The work of Francesca Woodman, and life, is often cast with an air of melancholy. Discover her self-proclaimed "ghost pictures"....
Edinburgh-based Franki Raffles (1955 - 1994) was a social documentarian and feminist photographer who died tragically young....
Geneviève Élisabeth Disdéri, born in 1817, was one of the earliest women photographers and the first French woman photographer....
Exploring the reality of living under a totalitarian regime in Communist Romania...
From assignments for Life and Time Magazine, Gisèle Freund is most well-known for her candid portraits of literary greats and artists...
Gisele Wulfsohn's work was celebrated for highlighting poverty, HIV/AIDS and the apartheid in South Africa....
Grace Robertson OBE (1930 – 2021) was a leading British photojournalist who highlighted the stories of ordinary women....
A pioneer of photography and installation art, Helen Chadwick (1953-1996) was one of the first women to be nominated for the Turner Prize....
Pioneers of industrial architecture photography, Hilla Becher (1931 - 2015) with partner Bernd, were known for their black and white typology photography....
By Paula: Six pioneering women in photography to celebrate this September....
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