23-Fate and Photography (Snodgrass Part 1)

In today’s episode we’ll meet Mary Snodgrass, a woman who ran photography studios in the early 1900s in both Iowa and Idaho, partnering at first with her brother, and then later with each of her two sisters.

22-On the trail of Belle B. Chase

In today’s episode we’re following in the footsteps of early artisan photographer Belle B. Chase, as her 50+ year career takes her across the U.S. and around the world.

21-The Extraordinary Mrs. Vreeland

In today’s episode we’re going to meet Rosa Vreeland, the “more than ordinarily successful” early artisan photographer and photographic entrepreneur.

20-The Women of Blue Rapids, Part Two

Today we’re back in Blue Rapids, Kansas with photographer (Edith) Daisy Roche, her sister Emma, and a number of their fellow photographers circa 1903-1950s.

19-The Women of Blue Rapids, Part One

Today we explore the life stories of some of the 18(!) women photographers who were active as professional photographers in the tiny town of Blue Rapids, Kansas as early as 1893.

17x – The People You Meet

Today we’ll encounter misfortune, mystery, and a dash of serendipity as we learn more about some of the people mentioned in passing in the Eva B. Strayer episode.

16 – Early Woman Photographers from Lowell

In today’s episode we take quick look at more early women photographers from Lowell, MA, and explore how those women’s experiences are a microcosm of the multi-threaded narratives found in the stories of early women photographers in general.

15 – Miss C Smith, Photographer

In today’s episode we dive into the records to uncover the story of a highly prolific photographer from Lowell, Massachusetts, who identified herself on her work only as “Miss C. Smith.”