Sarah J. Eddy | |
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| Born | Sarah James Eddy May 3, 1851 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | March 29, 1945 (aged 93) Portsmouth, Rhode Island, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts Art Students League |
| Occupation(s) | Artist Abolitionist Suffragette |
| Years active | 1890–1945 |
Sarah James Eddy (May 3, 1851 – March 29, 1945)[1][2] was an American artist and photographer who specialized in the platinotype process, also known as platinum prints.[3] She was active in abolition, reform, and suffragist movements,[4] and was a philanthropist as well as instrumental in the founding of the Rhode Island Humane Society.[5] She was inducted into the Rhode Island Heritage Hall of Fame in 2017.[6]
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- ^ Webster, Marjorie; Schmidt, Gloria (2 October 2014). "Hidden in Plain Sight: Sarah J. Eddy in Portsmouth, Rhode Island (1900–1945)" (PDF). Portsmouth Historical Society. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2018. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
- ^ Moore, Clarence Bloomfield (March 1893). "Women Experts in Photography". The Cosmopolitan; A Monthly Illustrated Magazine (1886–1907). 14 (5). New York: Schlicht & Field [etc.]; International Magazine Co.: 580–590. ProQuest 124704736.
- ^ Eddy, Sarah J. "Frederick Douglass. 1883". Frederick Douglass National Historic Site: District of Columbia. National Park Service, US Department of the Interior. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
- ^ "Sarah A. Eddy, Author And Philanthropist, 93". New York Herald Tribune (1926–1962). New York, N.Y.: IHT Corporation. 31 March 1945. p. 10A. ProQuest 1283068234.
- ^ "Rhode Island Heritage Hall of Fame: Sarah J. Eddy, Inducted 2017". Rhode Island Heritage Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 2020-02-03. Retrieved 2020-02-03.