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PublisherSTATE University of New York Press

ISBN-10143849288X

ISBN-139781438492889

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Book TitleLouise Blanchard Bethune : Every Woman Her Own Architect

Number of Pages330 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicUnited States / State & Local / Middle Atlantic (DC, De, Md, NJ, NY, Pa), United States / 19th Century, Individual Architects & Firms / General, General

Publication Year2023

IllustratorYes

GenreArchitecture, History

AuthorKelly Hayes Mcalonie, Hayes Mcalonie

Book SeriesExcelsior Editions Ser.

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height1 in

Item Weight8 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2022-035321

Dewey Edition23

Reviews"As a humanistic biography, Louise Blanchard Bethune: Every Woman Her Own Architect presents Louise as a pioneering professional, but also in her multiple roles as a mother, a spouse, a property owner, and a person with hobbies (wheeling, history and genealogy). In this sense, the book is an intimate and timely portrait that speaks to the continuing need for architects--of all genders--to espouse a moral compass, to pursue work-life balance, and to provide a professional standard of care--all pressing topics for the practice of architecture today." -- Canadian Architect "...McAlonie presents a readable and well-researched study of the first woman to be recognized as a professional architect in the United States." -- Nineteenth Century "Kelly Hayes McAlonie has written a vital work of recovery to change the historical record about the life and career of Louise Blanchard Bethune. As the first professional woman architect in the United States and a trailblazer, Bethune believed women should have opportunities equal to men and developed pathways to pursue architecture for women who would follow. One of the most prominent and prolific architectural practices in Buffalo at the time, her firm profoundly shaped one of the largest and most industrial, wealthy, and progressive cities in the country. Although she encountered extreme sexism and misogyny during her career, her success speaks volumes about her tenacity and strength to persevere in a system where few women were present and remains an inspiration to us all." -- Lori A. Brown, FAIA, School of Architecture, Syracuse University "McAlonie has written a lively and much needed account of the first woman recognized as a professional architect in the United States. The book provides a well-researched overview of Louise Bethune's personal and professional life, and discusses a range of projects from residences and schools to Bethune's best-known building, the Hotel Lafayette. But McAlonie's key contribution is placing Bethune firmly into the cultural milieu of the Gilded Age and the Progressive Era when women were challenging social norms and questioning their traditional roles. McAlonie allows us to see how this trailblazing designer helped shape New York's Western metropolis." -- Gabrielle Esperdy, Interim Dean and Professor of Architecture, Hillier College of Architecture and Design, New Jersey Institute of Technology, "As a humanistic biography, Louise Blanchard Bethune: Every Woman Her Own Architect presents Louise as a pioneering professional, but also in her multiple roles as a mother, a spouse, a property owner, and a person with hobbies (wheeling, history and genealogy). In this sense, the book is an intimate and timely portrait that speaks to the continuing need for architects--of all genders--to espouse a moral compass, to pursue work-life balance, and to provide a professional standard of care--all pressing topics for the practice of architecture today." -- Canadian Architect "McAlonie presents a readable and well-researched study of the first woman to be recognized as a professional architect in the United States." -- Nineteenth Century "Kelly Hayes McAlonie has written a vital work of recovery to change the historical record about the life and career of Louise Blanchard Bethune. As the first professional woman architect in the United States and a trailblazer, Bethune believed women should have opportunities equal to men and developed pathways to pursue architecture for women who would follow. One of the most prominent and prolific architectural practices in Buffalo at the time, her firm profoundly shaped one of the largest and most industrial, wealthy, and progressive cities in the country. Although she encountered extreme sexism and misogyny during her career, her success speaks volumes about her tenacity and strength to persevere in a system where few women were present and remains an inspiration to us all." -- Lori A. Brown, FAIA, School of Architecture, Syracuse University "McAlonie has written a lively and much needed account of the first woman recognized as a professional architect in the United States. The book provides a well-researched overview of Louise Bethune's personal and professional life, and discusses a range of projects from residences and schools to Bethune's best-known building, the Hotel Lafayette. But McAlonie's key contribution is placing Bethune firmly into the cultural milieu of the Gilded Age and the Progressive Era when women were challenging social norms and questioning their traditional roles. McAlonie allows us to see how this trailblazing designer helped shape New York's Western metropolis." -- Gabrielle Esperdy, Interim Dean and Professor of Architecture, Hillier College of Architecture and Design, New Jersey Institute of Technology, "Kelly Hayes McAlonie has written a vital work of recovery to change the historical record about the life and career of Louise Blanchard Bethune. As the first professional woman architect in the United States and a trailblazer, Bethune believed women should have opportunities equal to men and developed pathways to pursue architecture for women who would follow. One of the most prominent and prolific architectural practices in Buffalo at the time, her firm profoundly shaped one of the largest and most industrial, wealthy, and progressive cities in the country. Although she encountered extreme sexism and misogyny during her career, her success speaks volumes about her tenacity and strength to persevere in a system where few women were present and remains an inspiration to us all." -- Lori A. Brown, FAIA, School of Architecture, Syracuse University "McAlonie has written a lively and much needed account of the first woman recognized as a professional architect in the United States. The book provides a well-researched overview of Louise Bethune's personal and professional life, and discusses a range of projects from residences and schools to Bethune's best-known building, the Hotel Lafayette. But McAlonie's key contribution is placing Bethune firmly into the cultural milieu of the Gilded Age and the Progressive Era when women were challenging social norms and questioning their traditional roles. McAlonie allows us to see how this trailblazing designer helped shape New York's Western metropolis." -- Gabrielle Esperdy, Interim Dean and Professor of Architecture, Hillier College of Architecture and Design, New Jersey Institute of Technology, "...McAlonie presents a readable and well-researched study of the first woman to be recognized as a professional architect in the United States." -- Nineteenth Century "Kelly Hayes McAlonie has written a vital work of recovery to change the historical record about the life and career of Louise Blanchard Bethune. As the first professional woman architect in the United States and a trailblazer, Bethune believed women should have opportunities equal to men and developed pathways to pursue architecture for women who would follow. One of the most prominent and prolific architectural practices in Buffalo at the time, her firm profoundly shaped one of the largest and most industrial, wealthy, and progressive cities in the country. Although she encountered extreme sexism and misogyny during her career, her success speaks volumes about her tenacity and strength to persevere in a system where few women were present and remains an inspiration to us all." -- Lori A. Brown, FAIA, School of Architecture, Syracuse University "McAlonie has written a lively and much needed account of the first woman recognized as a professional architect in the United States. The book provides a well-researched overview of Louise Bethune's personal and professional life, and discusses a range of projects from residences and schools to Bethune's best-known building, the Hotel Lafayette. But McAlonie's key contribution is placing Bethune firmly into the cultural milieu of the Gilded Age and the Progressive Era when women were challenging social norms and questioning their traditional roles. McAlonie allows us to see how this trailblazing designer helped shape New York's Western metropolis." -- Gabrielle Esperdy, Interim Dean and Professor of Architecture, Hillier College of Architecture and Design, New Jersey Institute of Technology

Grade FromCollege Graduate Student

Dewey Decimal720.92

Table Of ContentList of Illustrations Acknowledgments Abbreviations Introduction 1. Becoming Louise: Early Life, Family, Education, and Apprenticeship 2. Family and Firm 3. Home Work: Women as Architects 4. Welcome to the Club 5. The Architecture of Education 6. Innovation, Industry, and Entertaining the Public: 1888-1900 7. Riding into the Future: The Wheelwoman and Feminist 8. A Question of Equality: The Woman's Building 9. The Triumphant Hotel Lafayette--and Beyond Conclusion: The Forgotten Woman Architect--Rediscovered Appendix Bethune, Bethune & Fuchs Buildings Notes Bibliography Index

SynopsisThe trailblazing story of the life and career of Louise Blanchard Bethune, America's first professional woman architect., Winner of the 2023 Arline Custer Memorial Award presented by the Mid-Atlantic Regional Archives Conference As America's first professional female architect, Louise Blanchard Bethune broke barriers in a male-dominated profession that was emerging as a vital force in a rapidly growing nation during the Gilded Age. Yet, Bethune herself is an enigma. Due to scant information about her life and her firm, Bethune, Bethune & Fuchs, scholars have struggled to provide a complete picture of this trailblazer. Using a newly discovered archival source of photographs, architectural drawings, and personal documents, Kelly Hayes McAlonie paints a picture of Bethune never before seen.Born in 1856 in Waterloo and raised in Buffalo, New York, Bethune wanted to be an architect from childhood. In fulfilling her dream, she challenged the nation to reconsider what a woman could do. A bicycle-riding advocate for coeducation, Bethune believed in women's emancipation through equal pay for equal work. This belief would be tested during the design competition for the Woman's Building for the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition, where female entrants were not paid for their work. Bethune refused to participate on principle, but nonetheless her career thrived, culminating in the most important commission of her life, Buffalo's Hotel Lafayette. A comprehensive biography of the first professional woman architect in the United States, who was also the first woman to be admitted to the American Institute of Architects, this book serves as an important addition to New York and architectural history.This book is freely available in an open access edition thanks to TOME (Toward an Open Monograph Ecosystem)--a collaboration of the Association of American Universities, the Association of University Presses, and the Association of Research Libraries--and the generous support of the State University of New York and the University at Buffalo Libraries. Learn more at the TOME website, available at: https: //www.openmonographs.org/. It can also be found in the SUNY Open Access Repository at https: //soar.suny.edu/handle/20.500.12648/8382., The trailblazing story of the life and career of Louise Blanchard Bethune, America's first professional woman architect. Winner of the 2023 Arline Custer Memorial Award presented by the Mid-Atlantic Regional Archives Conference As America's first professional female architect, Louise Blanchard Bethune broke barriers in a male-dominated profession that was emerging as a vital force in a rapidly growing nation during the Gilded Age. Yet, Bethune herself is an enigma. Due to scant information about her life and her firm, Bethune, Bethune & Fuchs, scholars have struggled to provide a complete picture of this trailblazer. Using a newly discovered archival source of photographs, architectural drawings, and personal documents, Kelly Hayes McAlonie paints a picture of Bethune never before seen. Born in 1856 in Waterloo and raised in Buffalo, New York, Bethune wanted to be an architect from childhood. In fulfilling her dream, she challenged the nation to reconsider what a woman could do. A bicycle-riding advocate for coeducation, Bethune believed in women's emancipation through equal pay for equal work. This belief would be tested during the design competition for the Woman's Building for the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition, where female entrants were not paid for their work. Bethune refused to participate on principle, but nonetheless her career thrived, culminating in the most important commission of her life, Buffalo's Hotel Lafayette. A comprehensive biography of the first professional woman architect in the United States, who was also the first woman to be admitted to the American Institute of Architects, this book serves as an important addition to New York and architectural history. This book is freely available in an open access edition thanks to TOME (Toward an Open Monograph Ecosystem)-a collaboration of the Association of American Universities, the Association of University Presses, and the Association of Research Libraries-and the generous support of the State University of New York and the University at Buffalo Libraries. Learn more at the TOME website, available at: https://www.openmonographs.org/. It can also be found in the SUNY Open Access Repository at https://soar.suny.edu/handle/20.500.12648/8382.

LC Classification NumberNA737.B485H385 2023