Imogen Cunningham was born on April 12, 1883 in Portland, Oregon and died on June 24, 1976 in San Francisco, California. A photographer at the center of the 19...
Isadora Duncan, born on May 26, 1877 in San Francisco, California, was a founder of modern dance. Her style emphasizes natural movement and flow. Her main sour...
Delilah Leontium Beasley, born on September 9, 1867 in Cincinnati, Ohio, was a scholar, pioneer, and powerhouse. She was a devout Roman Catholic with a strong ...
Julia Morgan, born on January 20, 1872 in San Francisco, is one of the most well-known architects. Morgan worked for over 40 years in architecture and designed...
Yonejiro (Yone) Noguchi (野口米次郎) was a journalist as well as a writer who wrote both poetry and prose, including novels and books. He could write in both Englis...
John Griffith Chaney, whose name was later changed to Jack London, was born on January 12, 1876 in San Francisco, CA. He was an American novelist, activist, an...
Ina Donna Coolbrith was born on March 10, 1841 in Nauvoo, Illinois. Ina was a writer, poet, teacher, and librarian in the SF Bay Area in the 19th and early 20t...
Netta Eames was born Ninetta Wiley in Delhi, Wisconsin fourteen miles outside of Oshkosh on September 26, 1852, and she passed away on March 6, 1944 at the age...
Gertrude Stein was born on February 3, 1874 in Allegheny, Pennsylvania. She was a writer, poet, art collector, and advocate for the arts. She is known for her ...
Harold Padeo, a.k.a. Harold Padio, Harold Patio, and Albert Paddio, was a pioneering jazz valve trombonist during the Ragtime era. Jelly Roll Morton was record...
