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I also added some information regarding modernist and post-modernist female architects: here

- Denise Scott Brown, another influential architect, of Venturi, Scott Brown, and Associates, was a graduate from the Architectural Association School of Architecture in London in 1955. In 1967, back when it was incredibly rare for women to become principals of any firm, she became co-principal alongside Robert Venturi. Although their work would most likely be classified as post-modernist architecture, Denise Scott Brown's advocation for women in architecture still applies.

- Cini Boeri states in the Breaking Ground: Architecture by Women book written by Jane Hall:"'When I'm designing I never think about being either a woman or a man.'"- In 1905, Mabel Brown, of the San Francisco Chronicle, interviewed licensed women architects to further understand why women "remained something of a curiosity" and was told that "it is next to impossible for women to make headway when denied a beginning."

To the sub-topic, I also added this: The co-founder of Bubble Architects, Patricia Hickey, stated in the book Where are the Women Architects, "We need to be clear that women are being held back from promotion in architectural offices not because the practice directors think they will not be respected on site, but because the primarily male directors do NOT respect female leaders within the office." This is incredibly important to note as this makes sure we do NOT place the blame on the women in terms of accessing higher, more authoritative positions, and rather hold the primarily CIS-gendered men in these positions accountable for their misogynistic actions.

I added this sub-topic to the page itself as well: to start the conversation about what women are going through today:

Gender discrimination in the current profession of architecture
There is an obscene amount of gender discrimination that women face as they exit architecture school and transition into the current field of design, architecture, and engineering. The unfortunate statistic is that although there is an increase in women graduating from architecture school, there is a continuous decline in licensed women architects, more specifically, women of color. In the book, Where are the Women Architects?" by Despina Stratigakos, it is stated that in the year 2000, 13 percent of registered architects were women, and in 2016, the percentage only grew to 19 percent. Based on this slow progress and data, it might be 2093 before there will be a 50/50 split for both women and men.

Just added this about Zaha Hadid to the "Women Architects and designers in the present" portion: For example, Zaha Hadid, was born in Iraq, and emerged as a leading architect of her generation, carrying forward the legacy of the women from the modernist era with profound influence.

Just added this about Jane Drew to the women in modernism portion:

Jane Drew, a prominent Modernist architect from Britain, served as a principal architect at the firm Fry, Drew and Partners, founded in 1950 alongside Maxwell Fry. One of Jane Drew's most prominent designs was the Pilkington Brothers Head Office in St Helen's, England, built in 1964. She was an influential figure in making strides for women in architecture, specifically in the modernist era.

I just added this information from the book at the GRC Library entitled That Exceptional One: Women in Architecture 1888-1988.:

The first two architecture programs in the US were developed at both the Massachusetts Insitute of Technology in 1865 and at Cornell University in 1871, both based on the teachings of the Parisian school; Ecole des Beaux-Arts.

Also added this to the grassroots organization section: The 1970s saw an increase in recognition of women who were practicing in the field of architecture.

I deleted a few underlying misogynistic comments but also some writing that I felt did not "belong" in the article as they did not pertain to the overarching idea: like this paragraph, for example

"The movable walls and partitions give a sense of consciousness and an overall feeling that the architecture was built with a greater purpose. The fact that Truus Schröder's beliefs in the family and as the house playing a part in the family; the house almost as a member. Truus Schröder is closely related to Dutch and European feminism of the twentieth century, based on her goals for her house. Eileen Gray's E-1027 is another example of feminist theory being applied to architecture."

added this:

Women's entry into architecture
In July 1872, Julia Ward Howe, a champion of women's rights, delivered a lecture to the Victorian Discussion Society in London, focusing on women artists. She pondered the absence of female architects despite their perceived suitability and potential in the field. "Women ought to agitate to be articled to some of our architects, many of whom, unfortunately, have neither taste or ideas, and could do nothing but calculate the bricks wanted, and the profits to be made."

I wanted to address this comment somewhere in my article: ''Feminism in architecture also includes female led architecture associations that aim to futher gender equality in the field. Why speak about architects how are feminists when we should be discussing the influence of feminism on design AND the workplace?ModernViolet (talk) 00:17, 10 October 2023 (UTC) ModernViolet (talk) 00:17, 10 October 2023'' also added this:::

Grassroots architecture organizations that demanded equality
OWA (The Organization of Women Architects), Chicago Women in Architecture, and AWA (The Alliance of Women in Architecture) are just three organizations who developed platforms which aimed to shine a light on the challenges women encounter in the field of architecture due to discrimination, while also offering guidance and encouragement to their members in progressing their professional paths. And added this alongside another reference!! Just 16 years later, in April 1888, Louise Bethune, became the first woman elected to be a member of the American Institute of Architects (AIA)."'The future of a woman in the architectural profession is what she sees herself fit to make it.'"