The First American Women Architects Gwendolyn J. Cooke There have been many theories

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The First American Women Architects Gwendolyn J. Cooke There have been many theoriesBy 1920, there were over two hundred women practicing architecture in the United States, actively working on major design and building projects before they were even given the right to vote. These women designed thousands of buildings nationwide: apartments in Kansas City, hotels in the nation's national parks, churches in Michigan, and mansions on the coast of California, to name a few. In The First American Women Architects, Sarah Allaback