Life, published in Poems & Poèmes, 1920

An American writer who was also known for her poetry, plays, and epigrams that were often tied to feminism and her own lesbianism. Barney was known to host literary salons at her home in Paris, which brought together international writers.

Photographers at the Ovular, 1980

An American feminist photographer, film-maker, and activist known for her portrait and photojournalism work depicting the lives of LGBT people, which were often dramatized.

One Art, 1977

An American poet and short-story writer. Bishop received numerous accolades for her poetry, and was often considered “the most gifted poet of the 20th century.”

I.O.U (Self Pride), 1930

A French surrealist photographer, sculptor, and writer who is primarily known for their self-portraits and performative persona. Cahun had an androgynous appearance that directly challenged the strict gender roles of their time.

Self Portrait with Flowers, 1939

I like a look of Agony (241), published in Poems of Emily Dickinson, 1890

Dickinson was little known during her life, but has since become regarded as one of the most important figures in American poetry. She lived most of her life in isolation, and most of her interactions were based entirely on mailed correspondence.

The Botany Lesson, 1974

An Argentine-Italian surrealist painter, illustrator, and author known for her depictions of erotic and powerful women.

An accomplished Italian poet famous for her beauty, wit, and intelligence. She was a member of one of the most powerful families in the sixteenth century Republic of Siena, and is considered by many historians to be Italy’s earliest lesbian poet.

Self-portrait in Maine, 1976

An American photographer and activist who documented her time as part of the Gay Liberation Front and famously designed the original ‘Lavender Menace’ T-Shirts used during the 1970 protest.

Beatrice Cenci, 1857

Known as the first female professional sculptor and the most distinguished female sculptor in America during the 19th century. Hosmer was a pioneer for technical innovations, such as a process for turning limestone into marble.

Ich Und Mein Modell, 1929-30

A German-Swedish painter known for her figurative paintings in Germany's Weimar Republic. In 1937, she was forced to emigrate to Sweden by the anti-semitism of the National Socialist regime.

Les Jeunes Filles, 1930

A Polish painter who worked primarily in France and the United States, she is best known for her art deco portraits of the upper class, and for her highly stylized paintings of nudes.

Recreation, published in The Collected Poems of Audre Lorde, 1997

An American writer, professor, philosopher, intersectional feminist, poet and civil rights activist, who self described as a "black, lesbian, feminist, socialist, mother, warrior, poet," and dedicated her life to confronting all forms of injustice.

Zwei Frauen, 1928

A German painter, illustrator, and printmaker associated with the New Objectivity, Symbolism, and Cubism movements. She is best known for her depictions of Berlin city life and strong, sensual women.

1957 photograph of Sackville-West’s notebook

A successful novelist, poet and journalist, as well as a prolific letter writer and diarist. She published more than a dozen collections of poetry and 13 novels during her life.

Angel of the Waters, 1860s

The first woman to receive a public art commission from New York City, which was the centerpiece of the Bethesda Fountain in Central Park, New York. Stebbins modeled the Angel of the Waters after her lover.