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Henrietta May Steinmesch
Henrietta May Steinmesch (1893 – 1979)Allaback provides her name as Mae, while the archive spells it May. Many sources use May Steinmesch was an American architect most notable as a founding member and later the first national president of the Association of Women Architects. Early life and education Henrietta May Steinmesch was born in University City, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to a poultry and feed merchant. At least one source says she was born May 9, 1893, in St. Louis. Steinmesch obtained a bachelor of architecture from Washington University in St. Louis in 1915. She was known as May, and used H. May Steinmesch as her professional name. Association of Women in Architecture In her last year at university, she was one of four founding members of the Association of Women in Architecture (AWA). One of their first activities was "La Confrerie Alonginv" (vignola backwards), in 1921, they sent letters to other schools and chapters were started in the University of Minnesota, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Association For Women In Architecture And Design
The Association for Women in Architecture and Design (AWA+D) is a nonprofit professional association based in Los Angeles, California. The organization aims to support women working in the fields of architecture and design through educational programming, networking, and mentoring. The history of the AWA+D dates back to 1922. History In 1915 four female architect students from Washington University in St. Louis were rejected from the male architectural fraternity. These women, Helen Milius, May Steinmesch, Jane Pelton, and Angela Burdeau created their architectural sorority called La Confrerie Alongine. La Confrerie Alongine later became Alpha Alpha Gamma. Those four women found many female architect students like themselves across numerous college campuses and started many chapters of Alpha Alpha Gamma. Founded on January 28, 1922, Alpha Alpha Gamma became an official national sorority supporting female students studying architecture. In 1934, practicing women architects formed th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |