When the Gerhard sisters opened their own photographic studio in St. Louis, Missouri in 1903, newspapers and magazines rarely hired women as staff photographers to capture late breaking news. But photographs by Emme and Mayme Gerhard appeared frequently in local and national media.
A settlement worker and the NAACP’s first secretary from February 1910 to March 1911
Clara (1873-1953) and Alice Rigby (1871-1915) owned and operated an Everett photographic studio from 1905 to 1915, successfully competing with a dozen other local firms.
Clara (1873-1953) and Alice Rigby (1871-1915) owned and operated an Everett photographic studio from 1905 to 1915, successfully competing with a dozen other local firms. Calling their business the Rigby Photo Shop, the sisters specialized in portraiture, particularly of children. As their work grew, they established branch locations in Arlington, Snohomish and Marysville. The Rigby’s photographic success ended when Alice was
Ina Higgins was one of the first women to enrol at the Burnley Horticultural College in Melbourne in 1899, receiving her Certificate of Competency in 1900. She subsequently had a lengthy career as a distinguished landscape gardener.
Sallie R. Wagner was a photographer, author, weaver, and a benefactor and patron of dancer-choreographer Erick Hawkins and his dance company.
Hood River, Oregon businesswoman who actively supported residents of Japanese descent after World War II and chronicled nationally scrutinized local events by writing publicly.
A Hawai’i-born, politically active Sansei who was the first woman in the Islands to be both a certified public accountant and licensed attorney.
Peace activist, teacher at Manzanar, and manager of resettlement-era hostels in Chicago and New York.
Osame Nagata Manago was a picture bride who co-founded the Manago Hotel in Captain Cook, Hawai’i.