Artist Marion Pinto

General note: Title and date provided by Bettye Lane.

Artist Kate Millett's Terminal Peace

General note: Title and date provided by Bettye Lane.

Artist Alida Walsh at Women's March down 5th Avenue

General note: Title and date provided by Bettye Lane.

Artist Judy Chicago with "The Dinner Party"

General note: Title and date provided by Bettye Lane.

Artist May Wilson

General note: Title and date provided by Bettye Lane.

Artist Lora Pennington with her bronze metal sculpture of Georgia O'Keefe

General note: Title and date provided by Bettye Lane.

Commercial artist

Inscriptions: Verso: [stamped] Photograph by Freda Leinwand. [463 West Street, Studio 229G, New York, NY 10014].

Commercial artist at work

Inscriptions: Verso: [stamped] Photograph by Freda Leinwand. [463 West Street, Studio 229G, New York, NY 10014].

Commercial artist

Inscriptions: Verso: [stamped] Photograph by Freda Leinwand. [463 West Street, Studio 229G, New York, NY 10014].

Susan Kleckner (left), filmmaker with multi-media artist Alida Walsh (right) at Cerridwen Salon in New York

: Title and date provided by Freda Leinwand.

Artist at work in studio

Inscriptions: Verso: [stamped] Photograph by Freda Leinwand. [463 West Street, Studio 229G, New York, NY 10014].

Portrait of Carol Spinka, commercial artist preparing layout

Inscription: Verso:

Women at work: Camilla Chambers; artist at work in studio

Inscription: Verso: Women at work: miscellaneous occupations.

Portrait of Lorraine O'Grady, performance artist, as "Mlle. Bourgeoise Noir."

Inscription: Verso: Lorraine O'Grady, performance artist, performing "Mlle. Bourgeoise Noir" at Just Above Midtown/Downtown, New York.

Daughter of Eve, "Femme Fatale", and Persecuted Artist: The Mythic Transgressive Woman in Oscar Wilde's and Richard Strauss's "Salome"

Historically, Salome was an unexceptional figure who never catalyzed John the Baptist's death. However, in Christian Scripture, she becomes the dancing seductress as fallen daughter of Eve.  Her stepfather Herod promises Salome his kingdom if she dances for him, but she follows her mother’s wish to have John beheaded. In Strauss’s opera, after Wilde's Symbolist-Decadent play, Salome becomes independent of Herodias’ will, and the mythic avatar of the femme fatale and persecuted artist who Herod has killed after she kisses John's severed head.  Her signature key of C# major, resolving to the C major sung by Herod and Jokanaan at her death, represent her tragic fate musically.