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Achievements and Architecture
Hobbs became the first woman licensed with the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA). Being a member of the Royal Institute enabled architects who had not taken the exams for associate membership to register with RIBA, this was particularly important for Hobbs as she had no degree. In order to be able to apply for licensed membership required the applicant to have completed 5 years of principal practice of architecture or they had the option to have been studying the practice at least 10 years. Hobbs is recognised as one of the first Irish women to have been able to successfully become a qualified, recognised architect from the twentieth century. Hobbs' main focus of expertise was modest sized homes. Hobbs was able to actually design a property that she would subsequently live in. According to RIBA Hobbs retired in 1937 from commercial architecture design. After her retirement Hobbs went on to present her own lecture on town planning her local library. She is also known to have been the author of several articles in The Queen.