Jessie Tarbox Beals

Place: Chippawa

Born: 1870

Death: 1942

Biography:

Jessie Tarbox Beals (December 23, 1870 – May 30, 1942) was an American photographer, the first published female photojournalist in the United States and the first female night photographer. She is best known for her freelance news photographs, particularly of the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair, and portraits of places such as Bohemian Greenwich Village. Her trademarks were her self-described 'ability to hustle' and her tenacity in overcoming gender barriers in her profession. She was born in Chippawa, Canada and died in New York, United States.