Jo Nivison Hopper
Jo Nivison Hopper was a talented artist whose support of her husband Edward was vital to his success.
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Marie Krøyer
Danish painter Marie Krøyer’s first marriage was to one of the most famous painters in Danish history. It was not until after her daughter’s death in 1986 that Marie’s own art gained recognition, as her paintings were among the estate and were eventually collected by the Skagens Museum in Skagen, Denmark.
Eleanor Stodart
Eleanor Stodart worked in the CSIRO Division of Wildlife Research and later authored and illustrated many nature and science books for children, including the acclaimed ‘Australian Junior Field Guides’ series, campaigned tirelessly for quality science books, took a leading role in the Children’s Book Council of Australia, and was editor of the journal ‘Reading Time’.
Nilda Comas
American sculptor
Valeria Gibson Ladd
Valeria Gibson Ladd (1892-1984) was a painter and dancer with the Noyes School of Rhythm during the 1930s
Marjane Satrapi
Marjane Satrapi’s masterpiece Persepolis transformed the world’s understanding of Iran
Pat Larter
Pioneering ‘femail’ artist who gave men the Playboy treatment
Barbara Warren
20th century Irish artist
Ende
It is well-established that, by the 13th century, women were involved in book production as scribes, illustrators, and illuminators of manuscripts, but Ende’s work makes clear that women were involved in this process as early as the 10th century.
Lilian Marguerite Medland
Lilian Medland trained and worked for many years as a nurse in England and illustrated The Birds of the British Isles between 1906 and 1911, among other books.