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Louise Blanchard Bethune (July 21, 1856 – December 18, 1913) [1] was the first American woman known to have worked as a professional architect. She was born in Waterloo, New York . Blanchard worked primarily in Buffalo, New York and partnered with her husband at Bethune, Bethune & Fuchs .
Sophia Hayden (1868–1953), Chilean-born American architect, first woman architecture graduate from MIT, best known for designing the Woman's Building at the World's Columbian Exposition; Margo Hebald-Heymann, 1960s graduate, contributed to Terminal One, Los Angeles International Airport; Margaret Helfand (1947–2007), own firm in New York City
Julia Morgan (January 20, 1872 – February 2, 1957) was an American architect and engineer. [1] [2] She designed more than 700 buildings in California during a long and prolific career. [3]
Data from the Fees Bureau in November 2010 showed, however, that only 19% of professional architects were women, a drop of 5% since 2008. [115] United States. In 2009, the United States National Architectural Accrediting Board reported that 41% of architecture graduates were women, with this number rising to 51% of graduates by 2021. [116]
Anna May Wong a.k.a. Wong Liu Tsong. Wong was the first Chinese American movie star, both in Hollywood and internationally, and the first Asian American woman to receive a star on the Hollywood ...
Women may not always get the historical credit their male counterparts do, but as these women show, they were always there doing the work. With their fierce determination and refusal to back down, all of these 12 women were not just ahead of their own times, but responsible for shaping ours.
Mary Elizabeth Jane Colter (April 4, 1869 – January 8, 1958) was an American architect and designer. She was one of the very few female American architects in her day. She was the designer of many landmark buildings and spaces for the Fred Harvey Company and the Santa Fe Railroad, notably in Grand Canyon National Park.
This list includes all occupiable structures over 50-metre (160 ft) tall, including spires, that were designed by women in the roles of primary architect or design coordinator. Note that many of these buildings are designed by larger teams that include the female architects listed.