Nancy Astor, c. 1919 by photographer Olive Edis Nancy Astor made history as Britain's first female Member of Parliament to take her seat in the House of Commons. Olive Edis was Britain's first war photographer. She died #OTD in 1955. #photography #FemalePhotogs

L: Self-portrait, 1952 R: Virginia Woolf, 1939 by Gisèle Freund Freund, born #OTD in 1908, did pioneering work in color photojournalism & intimate portraits of literary figures. This is one of the only color photographs of Virginia Woolf & the last professional portrait #photography #FemalePhotogs

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Shoulder to Lean On by Maíra Erlich, Brazilian documentary photographer Selected as one of National Geographic's Pictures of the Year for 2025. Caption in alt. www.nationalgeographic.com/photography/... mairaerlich.com #photography #FemalePhotogs

Photographer Berenice Abbott died #OTD in 1991. She is known for her shots of NYC's #architecture and urban design in the 1930s. This is a shot of the NY Stock Exchange, 1933, as part of her Changing New York project. Look at that light! 👀 #photography #blackandwhitephotography #art #FemalePhotogs

Iconic Images By #India’s First Female Photographer, Homai Vyarawalla. She was born #OTD in 1913. thequint.com/photos/iconi... #photography #photojournalism #FemalePhotogs

Through their eyes: Meet the women in Iraq using #photography to create solidarity Iraqi Female Photographers is a collective addressing systemic sexism, a lack of women’s stories and institutional support in the country www.1854.photography/2025/11/iraq... #FemalePhotogs

Rosa Parks, 1999 by Sharon Farmer Farmer made history as the first Black woman White House photographer. #OTD in 1955 Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a bus, got arrested, and sparked the boycott of the Montgomery bus system. #photography #FemalePhotogs

Greta Garbo, 1927 by Ruth Harriet Louise Louise was the first woman photographer active in Hollywood, where she ran MGM's portrait studio from 1925 to 1930. #photography #portraitphotography #FemalePhotogs

American photojournalist Carol Guzy has won a Pulitzer Prize 4 times--1 of only 5 people to do so (across categories). She was the 1st journalist. One of her photos was included in TIME's Top 100 Photos of 2025 (caption in alt). #photography #immigration www.carolguzy.com/ time.com/7336112/top-...

Pennsylvania Station, New York, 1936 by Berenice Abbott Abbott's "Changing New York" project (and subsequent book, 1939) was a milestone in the history of #photography. #NYC #bnwphotography #architecture