These women made a name for themselves as artists through their work with photography.
1. Berenice Abbott
(1898 - 1991) Berenice Abbott is known for her photographs of New York, for her portraits of notable artists including James Joyce and for promoting the work of French photographer Eugene Atget. Read more: Berenice Abbott
2. Diane Arbus
(1923 - 1971) Diane Arbus is known for her photographs of unusual subjects and for portraits of celebrities. Read more: Diane Arbus Biography | Artists in 60 Seconds: Diane Arbus
3. Margaret Bourke-White
(1904 - 1971) Margaret Bourke-White was the first woman war photographer and the first woman photographer allowed to accompany a combat mission. She's remembered for her iconic images of the Great Depression, World War II, Buchenwald concentration camp survivors and Gandhi at his spinning wheel. Read more: Margaret Bourke-White | Margaret Bourke-White photo gallery
4. Anne Geddes
(1956 - ) Anne Geddes, from Australia, is known for photographs of babies in costumes, often using digital manipulation to include natural images, especially flowers. Read more: Anne Geddes
5. Dorothea Lange
(1895 - 1965) Dorothy Lange's documentary photographs of the Great Depression, especially the well-known "Migrant Mother" image, helped focus attention on the human devastation of that time. Read more: Dorothea Lange
6. Annie Leibovitz
(1949 - ) Annie Liebovitz turned a hobby into a career. She's most famous for celebrity portraits which have often been featured in major magazines. Read more: Photographer Annie Leibovitz
7. Anna Atkins
(1799 - 1871) Anna Atkins published the first book illustrated with photographs, and has been claimed to be the first woman photographer (Constance Talbot also vies for this honor). Read more: Anna Atkins
8. Julia Margaret Cameron
(1815 - 1875) She was 48 years old when she began working with the new medium. Because of her position in Victorian English society, in her short career she was able to photograph many legendary figures. She approached photography as an artist, claiming Raphael and Michelangelo as inspirations. She was also business-savvy, copyrighting all her photographs to be sure she'd get credit. Read more: Julia Margaret Cameron
9. Imogen Cunningham
(1883 - 1976) American photographer for 75 years, she was known for pictures of people and plants. Read more: Imogen Cunningham
10. Susan Eakins
(1851 - 1938) Susan Eakins was a painter, but also an early photographer, often working with her husband. Read more: Susan Eakins
