Dr Rose Teanby
Photographic historian advocating for early British women photographers 1839-1861.
Fellow of the Royal Photographic Society.
- Registration is open for the 2026 Women of Photography conference-athon on 8th March. Join 72 speakers over 24 hours celebrating International Women’s Day - starting with photography of Antarctica & travelling across the world. womenofphoto.com
- Grateful thanks to Photo Oxford for recording my recent talk about the photographic and artistic life of Constance Talbot held at @bodleian.ox.ac.uk The talk is available here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fmB...
- @bodleian.ox.ac.uk 24 hours to go to my Photo Oxford talk at the Weston Library or online, exploring the life of Constance Talbot. Join me to hear about her witnessing the birth of #photography and her lifelong love of art. Wednesday 1-2pm Weston Library, Oxford: photooxford.org/events/const...
- One week to go to my Photo Oxford talk at @bodleianlibs about the photographic and artistic life of Constance Talbot. Hear about her witnessing the birth of #photography and maintaining a love of art throughout her life. 5th November 1-2pm Weston Library: photooxford.org/events/const...
- Correction - @bodleian.ox.ac.uk
- Delighted to receive the new biography of Anna Atkins by Corey Keller. It's a fascinating study of Anna’s life and work within the wider context of women’s 19th century lives. Highly recommended read and, of course, stunning illustrations.
- Join me in person or online on 5th November 1pm for a Photo Oxford talk at @bodleianlibs about the photographic and artistic life of Constance Talbot. She witnessed the birth of #photography but maintained a love of art throughout her life. Details here: photooxford.org/events/const...
- Join me on 5th November for a talk about early photographer and artist Constance Talbot at the Bodleian Weston Library, Oxford, over lunchtime (1pm - 2pm). The talk is part of Photo Oxford and reveals new research into her fascinating life. Details here: photooxford.org/events/const...
- Take a look at my new blog about Anna Atkins and her visit to Chatsworth House in 1851. Her Photographs of British Algae, Cyanotype Impressions are currently on display within the Gorgeous Nothings exhibition at Chatsworth - a must visit! www.chatsworth.org/news-media/n...
- Two weeks to go before the deadline for papers celebrating women photographers. Building on our March 24 hour conference-athon, a FREE online conference will be held on International Women’s Day 2026. We invite proposals for talks or panel discussions - details at: womenofphoto.com
- Visited two Anna Atkins volumes at Chatsworth House, Derbyshire, on display in The Gorgeous Nothings: Flowers at Chatsworth exhibition. Always a pleasure to see her Photographs of British Algae, Cyanotype Impressions.
- Reposted by Dr Rose Teanby📢 Just announced! The programme & booking is now live for our Annual Conference 2025. 🗓️ Join us online & free on 4–5 Sept for Hidden in Plain Sight: Women in Archives, Libraries, Museums & Personal Collections. 🔗 womenshistorynetwork.org/the-womens-h... #WHN2025 #WomensHistory #Archives #Heritage
- One month to go - call for papers celebrating women photographers. Building on our March 24 hour conference-athon, a FREE online conference will be held on International Women’s Day 2026. We invite proposals for talks or panel discussions - details at womenofphoto.com
- At the home of photography #Lacock Abbey with the amazing Jo Gane re-creating a Photogenic Drawing taken by Constance Talbot in May 1839. Over 3 hours to register an image in sunny weather! This project will feature in my talk for Photo Oxford 2025. Photo by Andy Cochrane.
- Returning to former posts, this week features early English photographer Miss Jane Halksworth and the origins of a photographic dynasty. In 1857 she advertised her portrait service from the family home in Shepherds Bush and also from her father's watchmaking premises at 58 Fleet Street, London. 1/3
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- Continuing the focus on Mrs Atkinson, travelling photographer in 1860, by August she reached Northallerton in North Yorkshire. The Stockton Herald advertised 'Atkinson’s Photographic Van' centrally located near the church, offering large & small portraits 'taken by a Female'. 1/2
- This week introduces one of the least visible of all early British women photographers but possibly one of the most significant. Mrs Atkinson was an itinerant photographer travelling with her 'Photographic Van' in her 1860 Richmond and Ripon Chronicle advertisement. 1/2
- Kingston upon Hull was the location for a third early woman photographer, Mrs Hannah Hardey. Her primary occupation had been as portrait painter in oils, but in 1857 she branched out into photographic portraiture located at her husband’s studio on Jarratt Street. 1/2
- Continuing our focus on early women photographers in Kingston upon Hull, today looks at another widow, Mrs Mary Overend. Near Ann Cooke’s former studio, Mrs Overend appeared in trade directories at Saville Street from 1861-1867 & described as 'Artist Photo' in the 1861 census.
- This week looks at the city of Kingston upon Hull and its pioneering women photographers. Widow Mrs Ann Cooke took over the photographic studio of Edward Holmes on George Street in 1845. She became the first woman to appear in a census as a Photographic Artist in 1851. 1/2
- #WomensHistoryMonth Celebrating the 226th birthday of photographic pioneer #AnnaAtkins by revisiting my 2024 blog for the @linneansociety.bsky.social. A rare photo of all three volumes of Photographs of British Algae, Cyanotype Impressions courtesy of Linnean Society. www.linnean.org/news/2024/12...
- #WomensHistoryMonth Following our global online celebration of #women #photographers, let's focus on early English photographer Mrs Jane Emma Massey, a name found in the 1861 census & 1862 London Post Office Directory. She was listed as a Photographic Artist in both records. 1/2
- A huge thank you to all presenters and attendees who celebrated #InternationalWomensDay by supporting our #Women of #photography conference-athon. It was an amazing opportunity connecting with researchers to highlight fantastic dedicated research in all corners of the world.
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- It's #WomensHistoryMonth Join us for a unique, free 24hr online conference celebrating #women of #photography starting at midnight UTC going into 8th March #InternationalWomensDay. 60 fantastic speakers in 17 countries from New Zealand to USA. Register here: egrove.olemiss.edu/womenofphoto...
- This week highlights early photographer Mrs Charlotte Leveridge of Shoreditch, London. Her name appeared as one of 168 women photographers or assistants in the 1861 census, also as a wife and mother. But, unlike some contemporaries, her husband was not a photographer. 1/2
