Clara Erskine Clement Waters (1834–1916) is a classic author whose works are in the public domain.

Waters assembles forgotten female artists across 2,500 years—painters, sculptors, and visionaries who worked in the margins of history—challenging the assumption that great art was exclusively a male domain. A revolutionary act of restoration that reads like detective work, uncovering the stubborn creativity that patriarchy tried to erase.

Clara Erskine Clement Waters democratizes art history for ordinary readers, making painting, sculpture, and architecture feel accessible rather than aristocratic. Her clear prose and systematic approach helped establish art appreciation as something everyone could understand.