A pioneer architect, an educator, and an activist. Several of her designs are included in the tallest woman-designed buildings in the world.
Category: Arts, Academy & Education, Activism & Feminism.
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Marion Mahony Griffin, 1871-1961
Architect and artist, one of the first licensed female architects in the US, and a key contributor to the American Prairie School.
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Jeanne Gang, 1964
A pioneering and award-winning architect, the founder and leader of Studio Gang.
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Carol Ross Barney, 1949
American architect, the founder and design principal of Ross Barney Architects, and the co-founder of the Chicago Women in Architecture.
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Sophia Hayden, 1868-1953
The first woman who graduated MIT's four-year program in architecture.
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Micaela Almonester, Baroness de Pontalba, 1795-1874
A wealthy New Orleans-born Creole aristocrat, businesswoman, real estate designer and developer, and the sponsor of Pontalba Buildings.
Category: Business & Entrepreneurship, Arts. -
Chloethiel Woodard Smith, 1910-1992
An award-winning architect who made an immense impact on modern Washington, DC, and ran the first large female-owned architectural firm in the US.
Category: Arts.
