Saving a Grand Old Lady
Part II
From: Storming the Old Boys’ Citadel
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Part two of Saving a Grand Old Lady focuses on the life of Louise Bethune (born Jennie Louise Blanchard), one of the “exceptional women” admitted into the architecture profession during the twentieth century. This chapter focuses on Bethune’s work from the 1890’s onward, examining her work on the Lafayette Hotel in 1902, her advocacy work for regulations in architecture, her support for womens’ role in the evolving field of architecture, her personal life, and her legacy after her death in 1913.
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Contributors
Carla Blank
Carla Blank is the author of Live On Stage! and Rediscovering America: The Making of Multicultural America, 1900–2000. Her articles have appeared in El Pais, The San Francisco Chronicle, The Wall Street Journal, Green Magazine, Hungry Mind Review,Counterpunch, and Konch. She lives in Oakland, California.
Tania Martin
Tania Martin is a professor at the Université Laval School of Architecture in Québec City where she has held the Canada Research Chair in Built Religious Heritage since 2005. She has published essays in scholarly journals on architectural history and North American religious institutional structures. She lives in Québec City.
