Sarah J. Eddy

Eddy was born in Boston, Massachusetts, to James Eddy, who worked as a painter and engraver, Her maternal grandfather was the abolitionist, Francis Jackson, and her maternal great uncle was Massachusetts politician, William Jackson, who was also against slavery. On her paternal side, Eddy comes from a large New England family that originally came from Cranbrook, Kent. Eddy studied painting and sculpture at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts and New York's Art Students League. One of her teachers was Christian Schussele. Eddy began exhibiting photographs in 1890, at nearly 40 years of age. Her most important exhibitions were at the New School of American Photography and the selection of American Women photographers at the Paris Universal Exposition of 1900. == Career ==

Photography Eddy's photography appeared in American and foreign exhibitions until about 1910. She preferred photographing women, children, and artists, Painting In 1883, Eddy painted a portrait of African-American social reformer, Frederick Douglass. In the portrait, Douglass holds a baton that symbolizes his authority during his tenure as marshal of the District of Columbia. Douglass sat for the portrait twice during the summer of 1883. a copy of which was donated to Bryn Mawr College in 1920. == Activism and philanthropy ==

Abolitionism and suffragist rights Eddy's mother and other family members were active in the anti-slavery and suffrage movements. Eddy founded the Rhode Island Humane Education Association. Between 1899 and 1938, Eddy wrote or compiled five children's books on animals and their care, which featured photographs of her own felines. == Personal life ==

Eddy, who never married, died in her Bristol Ferry, Portsmouth, Rhode Island, home, on March 29, 1945, at age ninety-three. == Gallery ==

Library of Congress Eddy SunnyKitchen MIA 2000129.jpg|Sunny Kitchen(19th Century) Sitting in the sun Sarah Eddy.tif|Sitting in the sun(1893) The fishermans home.tif|The fishermans home(1 Aug 1893) A welcome interruption.tif|A welcome interruption(1896) Contentment.tif|Contentment(1896) Peace sheep.tif|Peace(1897) Mother and child Sarah Eddy.tif|Mother and child(1900) The old mill.tif|The old mill(1900) Woman sitting in chair holding an infant.tif|Woman sitting in chair holding an infant(1900) Susan B Anthony 80th Birthday.tif|Susan B Anthony80th Birthday(1903) Votes for women buttons - Alice Park.tif|Votes for women buttonsby Mrs. Alice Park(1922) Selections from Alexander and some other cats (1929) Alexander and some other cats (1929) (17327069164).jpg|Chess – The Problem Alexander and some other cats (1929) (17327083564).jpg|Kuni, Kito and Their Mother Alexander and some other cats (1929) (17329080553).jpg|Ready for a Ride Alexander and some other cats (1929) (17329103503).jpg|A Happy Home Alexander and some other cats (1929) (17761746768).jpg|The Uninvited Guests Alexander and some other cats (1929) (17761798018).jpg|Chess – The Move Alexander and some other cats (1929) (17762096830).jpg|Meditation Alexander and some other cats (1929) (17763333459).jpg|Confidence Alexander and some other cats (1929) (17763374159).jpg|"Who Are You?" / The Challenge Alexander and some other cats (1929) (17923290216).jpg|Illustration used with "Why We Need Cats" published by The Animal Rescue League Alexander and some other cats (1929) (17946528592).jpg|Morning Toilet Alexander and some other cats (1929) (17946533712).jpg|A Quartette Alexander and some other cats (1929) (17949635565).jpg|Surprise Alexander and some other cats (1929) (17950261911).jpg|A Well-Filled Basket == Works and publications ==

• • • . Translated in spanish in Amigos y auxiliares del hombre, Boston : Ginn & Company, 1901. Reading on HathiTrust. • • == References ==