Women of Steel and Stone: 22 Inspirational Architects, Engineers, and Landscape Designers
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Anna M. Lewis. (2014). Women of Steel and Stone: 22 Inspirational Architects, Engineers, and Landscape Designers. Chicago Review Press.

Anna M. Lewis. 2014. Women of Steel and Stone: 22 Inspirational Architects, Engineers, and Landscape Designers. Chicago Review Press.

Anna M. Lewis, Women of Steel and Stone: 22 Inspirational Architects, Engineers, and Landscape Designers. Chicago Review Press, 2014.

Anna M. Lewis. Women of Steel and Stone: 22 Inspirational Architects, Engineers, and Landscape Designers. Chicago Review Press, 2014.

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An inspiration for young people who love to design, build, and work with their hands, Women of Steel and Stone tells the stories of 22 female architects, engineers, and landscape designers from the 1800s to today. Engaging profiles based on historical research and firsthand interviews stress how childhood passions, perseverance, and creativity led these women to overcome challenges and break barriers to achieve great success in their professions. Subjects include Marion Mahony Griffin, who worked alongside Frank Lloyd Wright to establish his distinct architectural-drawing style; Emily Warren Roebling, who, after her husband fell ill, took over the duties of chief engineer on the Brooklyn Bridge project; Marian Cruger Coffin, a landscape architect who designed estates of Gilded Age mansions; Beverly L. Greene, the first African American woman in the country to get her architecture license; Zaha Hadid, one of today's best-known architects and the first woman to receive the prestigious Pritzker Architecture Prize; and many others. Practical information such as lists of top schools in each field; descriptions of specific areas of study and required degrees; and lists of programs for kids and teens, places to visit, and professional organizations, make this an invaluable resource for students, parents, and teachers alike.

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   • source: Judith B Tankard, landscape historian and author of Gertrude Jekyll and the Country House Garden
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     Gr 6-8-These brief portraits provide basic information about the women's backgrounds and their successes. There are many shared features in their stories. Each individual had a passionate interest in building and designing that emerged at an early age, when she was willing to do things most ordinary girls didn't do. They all had strong family support to pursue their interests, but faced resistance in the workplace. Each woman had a firm belief that she could succeed on her own merits and a willingness to work hard to pursue her goals. While these shared features are briefly mentioned in the introduction, and readers can be challenged to find the many parallels among the stories, Lewis does not discuss the impact of race, poverty, and gender on the women's careers. Instead, there is an emphasis on "firsts"-for example, the first woman architect in America (Louise Bethune), the first woman to speak to the American Society of Civil Engineers (Emily Warren Roebling), and the first African American woman architect to be licensed in New York State (Norma Merrick Sklarek). Despite this focus on specifics, readers who are interested in pursuing careers in science, technology, engineering, and math will find a much-needed, clearly presented history of women in these fields.-Myra Zarnowski, City University of New York

     Copyright 2014 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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     Grades 7-10 The 22 women profiled here set their sights on becoming architects or engineersand were not deterred from following their dreams. For those in the early part of the twentieth century, three formidable hurdles had to be jumped: (1) finding universities with an architecture/engineering program, (2) securing seats in male-dominated programs, and (3) making a place for themselves within the field. Indeed, each woman profiled here serves as a champion for women's rights. The book is divided into three sections Architects, Engineers, and Landscape Engineers and each biographical profile includes a photo of the subject and concludes with a list of further resources about her. Some text boxes provide further information about the subject or requirements for the occupation, while others supplying information about an entirely different person can be distracting. This, however, doesn't take away from the book's overall appeal. Following the same basic layout as others in the Women in Action series, this inspiring collection will certainly find a place in a middle- or high-school reference or career section.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2014, American Library Association.)

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