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SPRING SCHOLARS SERIES
WOMEN + ARCHITECTURE

This spring, we celebrate the impact of women in architecture with a special event series honoring Bertha Mather McPherson (1906–1993), a pioneering preservationist, and her contemporary, Theodate Pope Riddle (1867–1946). Both earned their architecture licenses in 1933, shaping the built environment and paving the way for future generations.​ Join us for one, two or all!

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  • March 27: Lecture by the authors of Women Architects at Work: Making American Modernism (Princeton University Press, 2025  It will be followed by a panel discussion with four local women architects, including Mary Burr, Susan Lockwood, Amanda Martocchio, and Kate Perez.

  • April 5 & May 10: Kids At Mather: Architecture Workshop and embroidery workshop

  • May 14: Tour of the Hillstead Museum and Avon Old Farms School, designed by Theodate Pope Riddle; she and Bertha were among the 4 women registered in CT in 1933.

  • May 15: Book Club Discussion: Dearest of Geniuses: A Life of Theodate Pope Riddle

  • May 14-22 (TBD): Private reception in a Darien home designed by Bertha Mather McPherson

  • June: Launch of the Bertha Mather McPherson Exhibit at Mather Homestead

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We appreciate the support of our sponsors (below) who support this series.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Thank You to Our Early Sponsors


Diana Mikkidou Galik

Joellyn and Kevin Gray

Annie Roberts and Charles Ziga
 

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Become a Sponsor

Sponsors will be recognized in the following ways:

 

  • All sponsors will be listed by support level on the walls of the Bertha Mather room where the exhibit will be viewed for years to come.

  • All sponsors will be recognized with company logo/name prominently displayed at all Women + Architecture events through signage and program.

  • All sponsors will be recognized by level on our website and through dedicated email blasts to ~2,500 subscribers and boosted social media posts.

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$5,000 Preservationist

  • Spring Scholars Series/Exhibit "presented by xxx"

  • ​Private reception in a Darien home designed by Bertha Mather McPherson

  • 8 tickets to all 5 Spring Scholars Series events

  • 8 copies of Women Architects at Work: Making American Modernism

 

$2,500 Architect

  • ​Private reception in a Darien home designed by Bertha Mather McPherson

  • 4 tickets to all 5 Spring Scholars Series events

  • 4 copies of Women Architects at Work: Making American Modernism

 

$1,000 Gardener

  • 2 tickets to all 5 Spring Scholars Series events

  • 2 copies of Women Architects at Work: Making American Modernism

 

$500 Historian

  • 1 ticket to all 5 Spring Scholars Series events

  • 1 copy of Women Architects at Work: Making American Modernism

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