Storming the Old Boys' Citadel : Two Pioneer Women Architects of Nineteenth Century North America.

This book focuses on the lives and works of two of the very first women of European American ancestry to practice architecture in North America during the 19th century. Mother Joseph du Sacré-Coeur, a Sister of Providence-born Esther Pariseau, in St. Elzéar, Quebec-is credited with works built in...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Blank, Carla
Otros Autores: Martin, Tania
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chicago : Baraka Books, 2014.
©2014
Temas:
Martin, Tania
Joseph, > Mother, > 1823-1902.
Bethune, Louise, > 1856-1913.
Bethune, Louise, > 1856-1913
Joseph, > Mother, > 1823-1902
Women architects.
Architecture > North America > History.
Femmes architectes.
Architecture > Amérique du Nord > Histoire.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Women's Studies.
Architecture
Women architects
North America
Electronic books.
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:This book focuses on the lives and works of two of the very first women of European American ancestry to practice architecture in North America during the 19th century. Mother Joseph du Sacré-Coeur, a Sister of Providence-born Esther Pariseau, in St. Elzéar, Quebec-is credited with works built in the present states of Washington, Idaho, Montana, northern Oregon, and in the province of British Columbia. For her contributions, Mother Joseph was honored by the State of Washington as one of two people to represent it in the National Statuary Hall Collection in Washington, DC. Louise Blanchard Beth.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (235 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9781771860314
1771860316

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