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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Vivian Maier is one of the most prolific and distinctive American photographers of the mid to late twentieth century...
Yvonne Gregory (1889–1970) was a society photographer who captured the presence and exuberance of society figures and theatrical stars...
For Zofia Rydet (1911-1997), photography was the perfect medium to express all human stories; through her work, she felt that she was capturing the essence of what it meant to be human....
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