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1. Annie Leibovitz (1949-) Portrait by Annie Leibovitz at LifeAsIPictured licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0. If you’ve ever wondered, “Who is the most famous female photographer?”, Annie Leibovitz is likely to be the answer.
Aug 3, 2017 · 18 Times Celebrities Freed the Nipple (NSFW) Though women and femmes have been trying to free the nipple for a long, long time, the official Free the Nipple campaign was started in 2012 by Lina...
- Rosemary Donahue
- Nan Goldin. Nan Goldin (September 12, 1953) is a photographer from the US. She started her photography career by focusing on the post-punk new-wave music scene in Boston.
- Corrine Day. Corrine Day (February 19, 1962 – August 27, 2010) was a fashion and documentary photographer from the UK. She entered the fashion industry as a model, then became a fashion photographer.
- Sophie Calle. Calle (born October 9, 1953) is a French photographer and artist who started her photographic journey in Venice. She followed a man around the city over a few days.
- Gillian Wearing. Gillian Wearing (born December 10, 1963) is a conceptual artist from Birmingham, UK. Her work includes photography, video, and text. Wearing’s most notable work is Signs that say what you want them to say and not Signs that say what someone else wants you to say.
- Julia Margaret Cameron – It Started With a Gift. Julia Margaret Cameron (1815-1879) was a British photographer considered one the most important portraitists of the 19th century.
- Claude Cahun – Under This Mask, Is Another Mask. Famous for compelling self-portraits, Claude Cahun (1894-1954) was a French Surrealist photographer, writer, and sculptor.
- Dorothea Lange – Documenting the Great Depression. Dorothea Lange (1895-1965) is considered to be among the most significant documentary female photographers and photojournalists of the 20th century.
- Tina Modotti – In Love With Mexico. Another protagonist of female photographers: Tina Modotti (1896-1942) was an Italian-born photographer, model, actor, and political activist.
Mar 25, 2024 · Such a neighborhood was the ideal breeding ground for Heterodoxy, a secret society that paved the way for modern feminism. The female debating club’s name referred to the many unorthodox women ...
- Sojourner Truth, c. 1797-1883. Born a slave named Isabella Bomfree in New York, the National Women's History Museum reported that Sojourner Truth ran away in 1827 to an abolitionist family that helped her buy her freedom.
- Harriet Tubman, c. 1820-1913. After escaping slavery in 1849, Harriet Tubman (whose exact date of birth is unknown) helped hundreds of other slaves to freedom via a network of secret routes and safe houses known as the Underground Railroad.
- Florence Nightingale, 1820-1910. Whether you know her as "the Lady with the Lamp" or "the mother of nursing," chances are you already know a little something about Florence Nightingale.
- Susan B. Anthony, 1820-1906. When thinking of moments where history changed for women, it's hard not to think of women's suffrage. For women in the United States, the right to vote came thanks to the tireless work of suffragettes like Susan B. Anthony.
Mar 6, 2020 · Mary Tape. An 1884 portrait of the Tape family, including Joseph Tape, Emily Tape, Frank Tape, Mamie Tape, and Mary Tape. Smith Collection/Gado—Getty Images. Little is known of Mary Tape’s ...
