Margaret Phelan
20th century Irish local historian
20th century Irish local historian
20th century Irish painter
Inventor of the disposable diaper
South African architect
María Luisa Dehesa Gómez Farías was the first Mexican woman to receive a degree in architecture, from the National Autonomous University of Mexico’s Academia de San Carlos (the National School of Architecture) in 1937.
Indian architect
American architect and urban planner, dean of the University of Miami’s School of Architecture, where she has taught since 1979, and a founding principal of Duany Plater-Zyberk & Company, Architects and Town Planners (DPZ).
Known as “the Builder,” Mother Joseph designed and/or supervised construction of 29 schools and hospitals, one of which was Seattle’s first hospital. She is recognized as one of the first architects in Washington Territory.
Ohio social worker, political candidate, preservationist, and the creator of one of Cleveland’s most notable small restaurants.
The first woman to serve in a leadership position on the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts, Barbaralee Diamonstein-Spielvogel is a preservationist and advocate for the arts, and the author of twenty books, media programs, and numerous articles on the arts, architecture, design, and public policy.