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 attended the Cambridge School of Architecture and became one of Connecticut's first female architects.
Time & Location
Mar 27, 2025, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Mather Homestead Barn, 19 Stephen Mather Rd, Darien, CT 06820, USA
About the event
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 and Landscape Architecture in Massachusetts evolved for the professional education of women between 1916 and 1942. Whil…
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