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Women of steel and stone : 22 inspirational architects, engineers, and landscape designers / Anna M. Lewis.
Louise Bethune -- Anna Wagner Keichline -- Julia Morgan -- Marion Mahony Griffin -- Norma Merrick Sklarek -- Denise Scott Brown -- Natalie de Blois -- Zaha Hadid -- Marilyn Jordan Taylor -- Emily Warren Roebling -- Lillian Moller Gilbreth -- Kate Gleason -- Margaret Ingels -- Ruth Gordon Schnapp -- Judith Nitsch -- Aine Brazil -- Beatrix Farrand -- Ellen Biddle Shipman -- Marian Cruger Coffin -- Cornelia Hahn Oberlander -- Carol R. Johnson -- Martha Schwartz.
"Reporting on a range of historical and contemporary female builders and designers, this educational book strives to inspire a new generation of girls in the disciplines of science, technology, engineering, and math. With many of the profiles set against the backdrop of such landmark events as the women's suffrage and civil rights movements and the Industrial Revolution, and with original interviews from a number of current architects and engineers, this book provides inspiration and advice directly to young women by highlighting positive examples of how a strong work ethic, perseverance, and creativity can overcome life's obstacles. Each profile focuses on the strengths, passions, and interests each woman had growing up; where those traits took them; and what they achieved.
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History and architecture.....two of my favorite things. Very engaging and informative thus far.
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