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Sarah Louise Judd

Sarah Louse Judd (1802 – 1886) was the first commercial photographer in Minnesota and first schoolteacher in Washington County. She experimented with daguerreotypes during the spring of 1848 for two years in Stillwater.

PlanetHeroines9th October 2023

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Geneviève Élisabeth Disdéri

Geneviève Élisabeth Disdéri, born in 1817, was one of the earliest women photographers and the first French woman photographer.

PlanetHeroines9th October 2023

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Emmy Eugenie Andriesse

Emmy Andriesse (1914-1953) was a Dutch humanist photographer best known for her street photography for the Underground Camera group during the Second World War.

PlanetHeroines28th September 2023

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A New Power: Photography in Britain 1800 – 1850

From its inception in the 19th century to the innovations of the present, photography has a rich history. Taking A New Power: Photography in Britain 1800 - 1850 (ST Lee Gallery, Weston Library, Oxford, UK, 1st Feb - 7th May) as a starting point, HH Volunteer writer Emery charts the trajectory of…

PlanetHeroines14th June 2023

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Carey Young: Appearance

Carey Young’s solo show explores the law through an interrogative feminist lens, which questions our systems of power and representation.

PlanetHeroines1st June 2023

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Photo London 2023: My Observations

In the wake of this year’s Photo London, writer Shyama Laxman shares her thoughts about the world-famous photography festival. Read on for her highlights and reflections…

PlanetHeroines1st June 2023

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Tee Corinne

Tee Corinne, born in St. Petersburg, Florida, 1943, was a prolific lesbian writer, artist, sex educator, historian, and feminist, famous for her content which explores the intersections of feminism and sexuality.

PlanetHeroines22nd May 2023

Black and white photograph (sepia toned) of a group of men building a staircase.

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Frances Benjamin Johnston

Frances Benjamin Johnston is recognised as one of the first women of American photography and one of its first LGBT+ practitioners.

Katherine Riley23rd February 2023

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Bootcamp Part 2

We look forward to welcoming new Bootcampers, who want to learn more about the practical side of photography and participate in the final exhibition about women in rail (either as a photographer or producer). We have a number of workshops and talks with Heroines lined up as well as more visits to…

Del Barrett23rd January 2023

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Pauline Jermyn Trevelyan

An art patron and collector of early photography, Pauline Jermyn Trevelyan (1816-1866) started her own photographic work creating sketches using a camera lucida while travelling Europe with her husband, an aristocrat geologist and botanist.

PlanetHeroines19th January 2023