Buffalo-based Louise Blanchard Bethune, FAIA (1856-1913) was the first professional woman architect in the United States. Despite Bethune’s fame during her lifetime, she is an enigma. Hayes McAlonie has sought to change that through a series of initiatives to shed light on this hidden figure of American architecture. Her most recent project is Bethune’s biography, published by SUNY Press. Hayes McAlonie will share her insights on the life and career of this widely-unknown trailblazer and describe the obstacles Bethune encountered in pursuing architecture and her many victories along the way. Presented by Kelly Hayes McAlonie, FAIA, LEED AP the Director of Campus Planning at the University at Buffalo. She has spent the past 20 years researching the life and career of Louise Blanchard Bethune, FAIA, the first professional woman architect and has recently released her biography, Louise Blanchard Bethune, Every Woman Her Own.
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Roycroft Fall 2023 History Course: Session 3
November 15, 2023 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm EST
$20
The Roycroft Campus is offering its annual Fall History Course Series.
This presentation will be offered both in-person on Wednesday, November 15th at 7pm EST in the Roycroft Power House
and virtually through Zoom on Saturday, November 18th at 11am EST.
You can attend either or both.
Session 3: Louise Blanchard Bethune the First Woman Architect
This cost of this lecture is $20 per person. To purchase the whole series for $50 (includes all 3 presentations) click here.
Zoom link will be sent in a separate email the week of the class.