Table of Contents
Introduction 1
Part 1 Architects
Paving the Way Louise Bethune 11
Brick by Brick Anna Wagner Keichline 21
She Built a Castle Julia Morgan 30
Frank's Right-Hand Man Marion Mahony Griffin 42
The Rosa Parks of Architecture Norma Merrick Sklarek 52
Denise Scott Brown: Husband-and-Wife Design Team 60
Builder of Buildings Natalie de Blois 71
Contemporary Architecture Star Zona Hadid 81
Building the Future Marilyn Jordan Taylor 88
Part 2 Engineers
She Built the Bridge Emily Warren Roebling 103
The Real Cheaper by the Dozen Lillian Moller Gilbreth 111
Concrete Pioneer Kate Gleason 121
Ruler of the Slide Rule Margaret Ingels 131
Making Buildings Safe Ruth Gordon Schnapp 137
Engineering Girl Judith Nitsch 146
Building Towers Aine Brazil 157
Part 3 Landscape Architects
Planting Seeds Beatrix Farrand 167
Dean of American Landscape Architecture Ellen Biddle Shipman 176
Covered All Grounds Marian Cruger Coffin 184
The Art of the Possible Cornelia Hahn Oberlander 192
Nature and Culture Carol R. Johnson 203
Modern Art and Landscape Martha Schwartz 212
Acknowledgments 221
Resources 225
Notes 231
Bibliography 243
Index 249