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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 generous support of our sponsors (below).

UPCOMING EVENTS

Thank You to Our Sponsors

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Diana Mikkidou Galik

Joellyn and Kevin Gray

Kate and Greg Perez 

Alison and Jamie von Klemperer

Annie Roberts and Charles Ziga

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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