Jessie Tarbox Beals, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Jessie Tarbox Beals

American photographer

Date of Birth: 23-Dec-1870

Place of Birth: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Date of Death: 30-May-1942

Profession: photographer, photojournalist, journalist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

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.