Elizabeth Ayer
Elizabeth Ayer, the first woman to graduate from the University of Washington’s architecture program, helped fashion the residential architecture of many Seattle neighborhoods in the middle of the twentieth century.
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L Jane Hastings
Architects around the world, and particularly women architects in Seattle and Washington, have long looked to L. Jane Hastings as an exemplar and professional leader, and often the first to achieve key professional aspirations.
Carol M Highsmith
American photographer
Mary Colter
Hopi House, Hermit’s Rest, Lookout Studio and Desert View Watchtower are not only the best and least altered, but some of the only remaining works of the master architect and interior designer Mary Elizabeth Jane Colter. Located on the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, these buildings highlight the ingenuity of Colter, chief architect and decorator for the Fred Harvey Company from 1902 to 1948.
Kate Graham Cook
James Cook and Kate Graham first discovered the fossil deposits later to become known as Agate Fossil Beds.
Florence Luscomb
Participating in women’s rights, civil rights, labor, and peace movements throughout the 1900s, Florence Luscomb embodied what it means to be an activist.
Ada Louise Huxtable
Architectural historian and first permanent architecture critic for the New York Times.
Nancy Northcroft
New Zealand town planner
Teresa Gisbert
Prominent Bolivian architect, art historian, and researcher, known for her significant contributions to the understanding and preservation of Bolivian cultural heritage and architecture.
Cynthia Teague
Australian architect and public servant