Women in Arts Professions

Learn about women in various forms of art!

Learn about women in various forms of art!

Julia Mood Peterkin | S.C. Hall of Fame

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Julia Mood was born in Laurens County on Halloween 1880. Her mother died when she was two years old. Julia, as a teenager, attended Converse College and received a Masters degree at an early age...
Anna Hyatt Huntington | S.C. Hall of Fame

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Born in 1876, Anna Vaughn Hyatt came from a family that supported her interest in animals and the arts. Her mother and sister were both artists. Her father was a professor of paleontology, and she...
Elizabeth O'Neill Verner | S.C. Hall of Fame

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Elizabeth O'Neill Verner (1883–1979) was an artist, author and preservationist from Charleston, South Carolina. She was one of the leading figures in the “Charleston Renaissance” movement, which...