Ben-Yúsuf was one of the “New Women” who joined the paid labor force in the 1890s. She was in the vanguard of women who became professional photographers as magazines reached massive circulation figures, and photographs supplanted drawn illustration art.
At the turn of the twentieth century, Gertrude Käsebier was one of the best known photographers in the United States.
Marion Post Wolcott is best known for the more than 9,000 photographs she produced for the Farm Security Administration (FSA) from 1938 to 1942.
Frances Carpenter co-authored a number of anthropology books including The Clothes We Wear (1926) and The Foods We Eat (1926).
American photographer
Sallie R. Wagner was a photographer, author, weaver, and a benefactor and patron of dancer-choreographer Erick Hawkins and his dance company.
Gene Ritchie Monahan was a northern Minnesotan portrait and landscape artist.
Multi-talented artist, designer, teacher, and author Henrietta Barclay Paist is perhaps best known for her china painting, a popular turn-of-the-century pastime.
Annetta Johnson Saint-Gaudens (1869-1943) was a sculptor, activist, and member of the Cornish Art Colony.
Gyo Fujikawa (1908–98) was a prolific author, illustrator and designer of children’s books.