Record #:

4565

Author(s):

Massengill, Stephen E.

Abstract:

Men dominated photography in the 19th-century. It was felt the demands of the profession, such as developing, chemical knowledge, and cumbersome equipment, were too arduous for women who were mostly assistants. A few women persisted, including Malvina Ramsour in Lincoln County, Kate Johnson in Durham, and Mrs. H.H. Davisson in Oxford. It was at the beginning of the 20th-century that women began to step behind the camera. The premier woman photographer of this period in North Carolina was Bayard Wootten.

Source:

Our State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 67 Issue 12, May 2000, p88-92, il, por

Subject(s):

Women photographers; Photography; Wootten, Mary Bayard Morgan, 1875-1959