Sarah Ann Harrison (1837–?) is the earliest documented female photographer in Malta. She was born in
Plymouth in 1837 to Abraham and Sarah Roberts.[1] On August 9, 1864, she married George Harrison, from Stenigot,
Lincolnshire in
Valletta,
Malta.[2] Between 1864 and 1871, Sarah Ann operated in her name from 74, Strada della Marina, Isola (
Senglea), Malta.[3] A
Carte de visite original discovered by
Giovanni Bonello (and now in the national Malta carte collection) confirms her operating as an independent photographer in Senglea, Malta at that time.[4] Sarah Ann Harrison is considered to be the first woman running her own photo studio in Malta.[4] In the 1871 UK census she is listed as a photographer operating in
Boston, Lincolnshire.[5]
^Act of Marriage. Valletta, Malta: Public Registry Office. 1864.
^Tonna, Caroline (2018). "Women and early photography in Malta: Adelaide Conroy and Lucrezia Preziosi". In Abela, Joan; Buttigieg, Emanuel; Attard, Alex (eds.). Parallel Existences. Malta: Kite Publishing. pp. 259–271.
ISBN9789995750565.