Since the advent of photography in the mid-19th century, women have been involved in and pushing the boundaries of art and science.
This exhibit focuses on twelve American women photographers spanning the late 19th through 21st centuries and showcases the variety of their personal and professional expressions through the lens of a camera.
Their work and efforts, and the work of countless other women photographers, have contributed to the advancement of the field of photography.
Their viewpoints provide new ways to see the people, places, and things of our world, all while forcing the viewer to reconsider prior assumptions about what they thought was real.
This exhibit is viewable now through November 2025 in Musselman Library’s main floor display cases.
Exhibit at Musselman Library
Main Level Apse
The Youngerman works on display are selections from the Gettysburg College collection, a gift from Lawrence A. and Pamela J. Rosenberg in 1991. These pieces are from his limited edition “Mandala” series, embossed silkscreens he created between 1970 and 1989. Their bold colors and geometric precision exemplify Youngerman’s lifelong interest in both abstraction and organic form.
View this exhibit in the apse of the library’s main level, now through June 2026.
Special Collections Exhibit
Special Collections Reading Room, 4th Level
We are fascinated by travel: its excitement, its rewards, and even its risks. Experiencing the world can reaffirm beliefs, but it can also challenge them. Travel literature is a conversation about an evolving world. Historically, these stories have been written by men. Women’s accounts in this exhibit provide alternative perspectives on these global interactions. Women travel for pleasure, work, or living abroad. All the while, they engage with cultures, people, and politics different from their own. Ultimately, these women writers describe both their journeys across continents and through life.
