Description
Book SynopsisAn invaluable reference covering the history of women architects
Trade Review“This reference packs exceptional informational breadth and scholarly passion.”--
Library Journal"This work is very valuable for its coverage and documentation and as a sourcebook for further research. . . . Highly recommended."--
Choice"The biographical entries are all fascinating and include numerous photos and lists of buildings to commemorate these remarkable women. . . . An inspiring book."--
Feminist Review online“Enlightening and pleasurable to read.”--
Feminist Collections"This well-researched book is unlike anything else that is currently available on the subject of early women architects. An invaluable starting place for researchers and a highly recommended introduction to the underexplored field of women in architecture and design."--Amelia Peck, coauthor of
Candace Wheeler: The Art and Enterprise of American Design, 1875-1900"Sarah Allaback's definitive work completes the history of twentieth-century American architecture by documenting the buildings and careers of more than seventy-five women designers. I wish I had had this excellent resource to inform my earlier work.
The First American Women Architects should be on the shelf of every architecture school library."--Daphne Spain, author of
How Women Saved the City"
The First American Women Architects is an amazing discovery. Sarah Allaback has unearthed a treasure chest of information, mostly undocumented until now. Some of these architects worked under pseudonyms to disguise their gender. Most faced harsh barriers in design education and practice. All leave a legacy that deserves recognition. Allaback's prodigious research provides scholars and architects with detailed building lists, publications, photographs, sources, and locations of papers, opening the door to further study of these ground-breaking women."--Kathryn H. Anthony, author of
Designing for Diversity: Gender, Race, and Ethnicity in the Architectural Profession
