Collections Spotlight: Women Photojournalists
Below you will find links to biographies, images, and more resources related to women photojournalists from the Library of Congress.
Documenting World War I: Women Photographers on the Front Lines Teaching with the Library of Congress
Late 1800s and early 1900s
Jessie Tarbox Beals (1870-1942)
- bio
- Ladies Behind the Lens Library of Congress Blog November 29, 2016
- Birches at the Sprague Smith Studio (source record | curator note)
- More Jessie Tarbox Beals photographs
- Photographs by Jessie Tarbox Beals in New York newspapers
- historical newspaper coverage of Jessie Tarbox Beals
Zaida Ben-Yusuf (1869-1933)
- bio
- Women Photojournalists Picture This blog January 8, 2016
- photographs & articles related to Zaida Ben-Yusuf
- historical newspaper coverage
Emme and Mayme Gerhard (1890s to 1936)
- bios
- A Sisterly Profession Wise Guide November 2011
- photographs of the Gerhard sisters
- photographs by the Gerhard sisters in historical newspapers
Frances Benjamin Johnston (1864-1952)
- brief bio
- selected photographs by Frances Benjamin Johnston
- photographs by Frances Benjamin Johnston by subjects
- Frances Benjamin Johnston Lantern Slides for Garden & Historic House Lectures
- Frances Benjamin Johnston historical newspaper coverage
- streaming webcasts
- Gardens for a Beautiful America, 1895-1935
- Every Photo Is a Story Part 1: Start to Read a Photograph
- Every Photo Is a Story Part 2: Get to Know the Photographer
- Every Photo Is a Story Part 3: Consider How the Photos Were Made
- Every Photo Is a Story Part 4: Explore the Photographer’s Era
- Every Photo Is a Story Part 5: Interpret the Stories You Discover
Gertrude Käsebier (1852-1934)
- bio
- photographs of and by Gertrude Käsebier
- historical newspaper coverage of Gertrude Käsebier
- Picture This blog posts
- Gertrude Käsebier (1852-1934): An Artistic Success Story July 24, 2014
- Caught Our Eye: Sunshine in the House August 27, 2015
Alice Rohe (1876-1957)
- bio
- Alice Rohe: Pioneering Woman Photojournalist Picture This blog March 14, 2012
- Italy’s spirit unbroken exclusive photographs from Alice Rohe
- More Alice Rohe photographs
- historical newspaper articles and photographs by and about Alice Rohe
Late 1910s to 1920s
M. Thérèse Bonney (1894-1978)
- bio & select primary sources, including photographs
- Women Photojournalists Picture This blog January 8, 2016
- Jean Patou and Therese Bonney
- Therese Bonney historical newspaper coverage
Helen Johns Kirtland (1890-1979)
- bio
- World War I: Helen Johns Kirtland, Frontline Photojournalist Library of Congress blog November 9, 2016
- Women Photojournalists Picture This blog January 8, 2016
- photographs of Helen Johns Kirtland
- World War I newspaper photographs by Helen Johns Kirtland
- What the Army “S.O.S.” Means article by Helen Johns Kirtland The Washington Herald. (Washington, D.C.), 12 Jan. 1919
Lisette Model (1901-1983)
- bio
- Women Photojournalists Picture This blog January 8, 2016
- Cornell Capa with Lisette Model
- Photographs by Lisette Model
Tina Modotti (1896-1942)
- bio
- photographs by Tina Modotti MoMA
- Tina Modotti historical newspaper coverage
- Avant Garde Art & Artists in Mexico streaming webcast (transcript)
Wynn Richards (1888-1960)
- bio
- Preparing Yarn for Weaving (source record | curator note)
- Fashion – Skinner’s satin
- More photographs by Wynn Richards
Eleanor Butler Roosevelt (1889-1960)
Doris Ulmann (1882-1934)
- bio
- About Face Wise Guide July 2010
- Rural arts exhibition photographs
- More photographs by Doris Ulmann
1930s to 1950s
Mary Marvin Breckinridge (Mrs. Jefferson Patterson) (1905-2002)
- bio & selected primary sources, including photographs
- Interview with Marvin Breckinridge Patterson
- ‘Sensitivity’ and ‘Chutzpah’ Library of Congress Information Bulletin October 16, 1995 Vol 54, No.19
Charlotte Brooks (1918-2014)
- bio
- Have a Look at Brooks Wise Guide January 2010
- Charlotte Brooks photographs
Esther Bubley (1921-1998)
- bio & collection summary
- bio & select images
- Ladies Behind the Lens Library of Congress Blog November 29, 2016
- Women Photojournalists Picture This January 8, 2016
- Esther Bubley photographs
- Esther Bubley Photography Archive
- Documenting America, 1935-1943: The Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Photo Collection streaming webcast
Margaret Bourke-White (1904-1971)
- bio
- Margaret Bourke-White photographs (thumbnails only)
Marjory Collins (1912-1985)
- bio
- Portrait of Marjory Collins
- Marjory Collins photographs
- Marjory Collins, Shooting Script for Junk Story, April 1942
Toni Frissell (1907-1988)
- bio & select primary sources
- Toni Frissell collection summary
- More information about the Toni Frissell collection
- Anything to Get the Shot: Photographers and War Picture This blog February 25, 2016
- Ladies Behind the Lens Library of Congress Blog November 29, 2016
- A Virtual Vacation: Bem-vindos a Lisboa! Picture This July 20, 2016
- photographs of Toni Frissell
- photographs by Toni Frissell
- Letter, Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy to Toni Frissell discussing Frissell’s photographs of the Kennedys’ September 1953 wedding reception
Dorothea Lange (1895-1965)
- bio & select primary sources
- Dorothea Lange stories from America’s Library
- Dorothea Lange image set
- Dorothea Lange Resettlement Administration images
- Dorothea Lange War Relocation Authority images
- Dorothea Lange photo captions
- Dorothea Lange’s captions for FSA/OWI LOTs 344-345
- Dorothea Lange’s “Migrant Mother” photographs
- Exploring Contexts: Migrant Mother
- Learning from the Source: Zooming into Documentary Photography lesson plan
Hansel Mieth (1909-1998)
- bio
- Women Photojournalists Picture This blog January 8, 2016
- Article with photographs by Hansel Mieth
- Hansel Mieth photographs (thumbnails only)
Ann Rosener (born 1914)
- bio
- Ann Rosener, Documenting the Home Front Picture This blog March 20, 2013
- portrait of Ann Rosener
- photographs by Ann Rosener
- Feast Your Eyes: Meatless Meatloaf Monday May 12, 2014
Louise Rosskam (1910-2003)
Marion Post Wolcott (1910-1990)
- bio
- Marion Post Wolcott with Rolleiflex and Speed Graphic in hand in Montgomery County, Maryland
- photographs by Marion Post Wolcott
- Interview with Marion Post Wolcott
- Letter, Roy Stryker to George Wolf, September 29, 1939, instructions for cotton story (Wolcott)
- Roy Stryker to George Wolf, October 25, 1939 mentioning Marion Post Wolcott
Katherine Young (1906-1993)
- bio
- John O’Hara, 1905-1970, three-quarter length portrait, seated, facing right
- More portraits by Katherine Young (thumbnails only)
1960s to 1990s
Brenda Ann Kenneally (born 1959)
- bio
- Brenda Ann Kenneally self-portrait
- photographs by Brenda Ann Kenneally (thumbnails only)
Susan Meiselas (born 1948)
- bio
- Kurdish chief, full-length portrait, standing, facing front
- Erbil cemetery, N. Iraq (thumbnail only)
- Taymour Abdullah Ahmad, Kurdish boy, displays bullet wounds in his back (thumbnail only)
Marilyn Nance (born 1953)
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