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Women of Steel and Stone: Inspirational Architects, Engineers and Landscape Designers from 1800s to today
Anna M. Lewis will tell the stories of female architects, engineers, and landscape designers from the 1800s to today. Engaging profiles based on historical research and firsthand interviews stress how childhood passions, perseverance, and creativity led these women to overcome challenges and break barriers to achieve great success in their professions. Subjects include Marion Mahony Griffin, who worked alongside Frank Lloyd Wright to establish his distinct architectural-drawing style; Emily Warren Roebling, who, after her husband fell ill, took over the duties of chief engineer on the Brooklyn Bridge project; Marian Cruger Coffin, a landscape architect who designed estates of Gilded Age mansions; Beverly L. Greene, the first African American woman in the country to get her architecture license; and the late Zaha Hadid, who was one of todays best-known architects and the first woman to receive the prestigious Pritzker Architecture Prize.
Co-presented by the Elmhurst History Museum and the Elmhurst Public Library.
Anna M. Lewis is an award-winning toy inventor, author of WOMEN OF STEEL AND STONE and City Doodles - CHICAGO, and a STEM advocate/lecturer. Her articles have appeared in INNOVATION, Appleseeds, Odyssey, Toy Design Monthly, and others. Through her companies, Ideasplash and Stemsplash, she promotes creativity and STEM in the schools. She lives in St. Charles, Illinois. Visit her online at annamlewis.com.
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LocationElmhurst History Museum (View)
120 E. Park Avenue
Elmhurst , IL 60126
United States
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| Kid Friendly: Yes! |
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| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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