How a 19th Century Teenager Sparked a Battle Over Who Owns Our Faces
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How a 19th Century Teenager Sparked a Battle Over Who Owns Our Faces
More than a century ago, a teenager named Abigail Roberson had her photo taken at a professional studio in upstate New York. The photo wasn’t particularly scandalous—Roberson is pictured from the shoulders up, looking away from the camera—but it achieved the …