Lecture: Women Architects at Work
Thu, Mar 27
|Mather Homestead Barn
Authors Kevin D. Murphy and Mary Anne Hunting will discuss a topic near and dear to the Mather Homestead's heart -- female architects, as Bertha Mather McPherson was one of Connecticut's first female architects. Four local renowned local female architects will then join a panel discussion.
Time & Location
Mar 27, 2025, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
Mather Homestead Barn, 19 Stephen Mather Rd, Darien, CT 06820, USA
About the event
This lecture is part of a series of events honoring Bertha Mather McPherson: "Women + Architecure".
In 1916, the Cambridge School of Architecture and Landscape Design was established for women who could not gain entry to Harvard, which was open only to men. Bertha Mather McPherson graduated from the Cambridge School and earned her Certificate of Architecture in 1933, becoming one of Connecticut's first female architects. She designed the house across Brookside Road from the Mather Homestead for her aunt.
Authors Kevin D. Murphy and Mary Anne Hunting reflects upon the role of women in early 20th century architecture in their new book Women Architects at Work, which tells the stories of the resilient and resourceful women who surmounted barriers of sexism, racism, and classism to take on crucial roles in the establishment and growth of Modernism across the United States. They describe how the Cambridge School of Architecture an…
Schedule
30 minutesWine & Cheese Reception
Mather Barn
1 hour 30 minutesLecture & Panel discussion
Mather barn
Tickets
General Admission
From $0.00 to $250.00- $250.00+$6.25 ticket service fee
- $50.00+$1.25 ticket service fee
- $75.00+$1.88 ticket service fee
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