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Mary Colter, Julia Morgan and Other Early American Women Architects.

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In this week’s bonus episode, Amy discusses two pioneering turn-of-the-century American women architects, Mary Colter and Julia Morgan, who changed the landscape of the American West with projects that included iconic hotels, structures rimming the Grand Canyon, and a literal castle on the California Coast. Learn more about what it took for these two women to succeed in a male-dominated world, and find out how their landmark works intersect with Amy’s life (and marriage!)

Mentioned in this episode:

Mary Colter

Julia Morgan

Union Station in Los Angeles

The Fred Harvey Room at Union Station

The Harvey Girls film

The Harvey Girls novel by Samuel Hopkins Adams

La Fonda on the Plaza

La Posada Hotel

Mary Colter’s buildings at the Grand Canyon

Ride the Pink Horse by Dorothy B. Hughes

Westways article on Mary Colter by Trisha Cole

Berkeley City Club 

Bell Tower El Campanil at Mills College

Fairmont Hotel

Hearst Castle


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