Florence Ward Stiles

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Florence Ward Stiles
Florence Ward Stiles.jpg
Born1897 (1897)
Died1981 (aged 83–84)
NationalityAmerican
EducationMassachusetts Institute of Technology
Known forArchitecture

Florence Ward Stiles (1897–1981) was an American architect and librarian who in 1939 was appointed the first advisor to women students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).[1] She was awarded an architecture degree[2] as a member of MIT's class of 1923.[3] After graduating, she joined the all-woman firm of Howe, Manning & Almy, Inc.[4] Her career included working at the firm of Stone & Webster.[4] Later she established a private practice with a focus on small dwellings and remodeling historic houses.[4] In 1931 she became the librarian at MIT's Rotch Library of Architecture and Planning. She joined the American Institute of Architects in 1943.[5] In 1948 she resigned her position as Rotch librarian to resume her private architectural practice.[6]

References[]

  1. ^ "M.I.T. Names Women's Guide: Miss Florence Stiles First to Hold Post of Adviser at The Institute On Equal Footing With Men". The New York Times. No. 30 April 1939.
  2. ^ "TECHNOLOGY MEN WIN DEGREES AT COLLEGE". Cambridge Tribune. 23 October 1923.
  3. ^ "Pre-War graduates". Association of MIT Alumnae.
  4. ^ a b c "The Tech". Massachusetts Institute of Technology. 2 May 1939.
  5. ^ Allaback, Sarah (2008). The First American Women Architects. Urbana and Chicago: University of Illinois Press. p. 238. ISBN 9780252033216. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
  6. ^ "Massachusetts Institute of Technology Bulletin - President's Report Issue" (PDF). Vol. 84, no. 1. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. October 1948. Retrieved 15 October 2015.


Stub icon

This article about a United States architect or architectural firm is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by .

  • v
  • t
Retrieved from ""