Maria Longworth Storer: 1849-1932
* founded The Cincinnati May Festival in 1871, which continues today. The first woman in US history to start an annual music festival.
* one of the first women to exhibit their pottery at the first US held World Fair in 1876.
* founded the Rookwood Pottery in 1879 with fellow female artist Mary Louise McLaughlin.
* one of the first American potters to incorporate Japanese cultural art into their work.
Mary Louise McLaughlin 1847-1939
*co-founder of the Rookwood Pottery in 1879
* in 1876, she became the first US potter to use the "underglaze