Helen Marcus, Prolific Photographer of the Famous, Dies at 97 – The New York Times

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Helen Marcus, Prolific Photographer of the Famous, Dies at 97

One of the few women at the top of her field in book and magazine publishing, she was also a champion of her fellow professionals.

Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/03/arts/helen-marcus-dead.html

Her fame as a photographer, and her leadership role as a defender of her profession on issues of copyright and credit, were all the more notable because the field at the time was so overwhelmingly dominated by men.