Storming the Old Boys' Citadel
Deux femmes, deux destins hors norme : découvrez comment Mother Joseph et Louise Blanchard Bethune, pionnières de l’architecture au XIXe siècle, ont défié les conventions et marqué l’histoire de part et d’autre de l’Amérique du Nord.
"Women" and "architecture" were once mutually exclusive terms. In an 1891 address, Louise Blanchard Bethune declared, "it is hardly safe to assert" that a connection even exists between the two words. Some women didn't agree.
Mother Joseph of the Sacred Heart (1823-1902) is credited with works built in the present states of Washington, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and British Columbia. Born Esther Pariseau in Saint-Elzéar, Québec, the "Mother with a hammer" was honored by the State of Washington as one of two people to represent it in the National Statuary Hall Collection in Washington, D.C.
Louise Blanchard Bethune (1856-1913) designed and built works in the Buffalo, New York area, including the Lafayette Hotel, which was one of the eleven most luxurious hotels in the United States when it opened in 1904.
Mother Joseph's and Louise Bethune's signature buildings, Providence Academy, Vancouver, Washington, and the Lafayette Hotel, Buffalo, New York, are both listed on the United States' National Register of Historic Places. Both buildings are cases of historic preservation and adaptive reuse.
Bridging disciplines from women's studies, architecture and architectural history to the fascinating past of the Pacific Northwest and Upstate New York, Storming the Old Boys' Citadel sheds new light on North America's common built environment and those who made it.
In this book, based on years of research and keen story-telling skills, Carla Blank and Tania Martin also breathe new life into the lives and works of two remarkable nineteenth-century women.
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Mother Joseph of the Sacred Heart (1823-1902) is credited with works built in the present states of Washington, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and British Columbia. Born Esther Pariseau in Saint-Elzéar, Québec, the "Mother with a hammer" was honored by the State of Washington as one of two people to represent it in the National Statuary Hall Collection in Washington, D.C.
Louise Blanchard Bethune (1856-1913) designed and built works in the Buffalo, New York area, including the Lafayette Hotel, which was one of the eleven most luxurious hotels in the United States when it opened in 1904.
Mother Joseph's and Louise Bethune's signature buildings, Providence Academy, Vancouver, Washington, and the Lafayette Hotel, Buffalo, New York, are both listed on the United States' National Register of Historic Places. Both buildings are cases of historic preservation and adaptive reuse.
Bridging disciplines from women's studies, architecture and architectural history to the fascinating past of the Pacific Northwest and Upstate New York, Storming the Old Boys' Citadel sheds new light on North America's common built environment and those who made it.
In this book, based on years of research and keen story-telling skills, Carla Blank and Tania Martin also breathe new life into the lives and works of two remarkable nineteenth-century women.
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Ce livre met en lumière l’histoire méconnue de Mother Joseph et Louise Blanchard Bethune, deux femmes qui ont brisé les barrières du monde masculin de l’architecture au XIXe siècle. Leurs réalisations, comme Providence Academy et l’Hôtel Lafayette, sont encore visibles aujourd’hui et témoignent de leur génie. C’est aussi une plongée dans l’histoire sociale et culturelle de l’Amérique du Nord, où l’on découvre comment ces femmes ont marqué leur époque malgré les obstacles.
Le livre explore des thèmes comme l’émancipation féminine, l’histoire de l’architecture, la préservation du patrimoine, et l’adaptation des bâtiments historiques. Il aborde aussi la question de la reconnaissance des femmes dans des domaines traditionnellement masculins, ainsi que l’impact de leurs œuvres sur les communautés locales. Enfin, il offre une réflexion sur la transmission de l’histoire et la mémoire collective.
Ce livre s’adresse aux passionnés d’histoire, d’architecture, et d’études de genre, ainsi qu’à tous ceux qui s’intéressent aux récits de vie inspirants. Il séduira aussi les amateurs de biographies et les professionnels du patrimoine. Son approche accessible en fait une lecture enrichissante pour un large public.
Vous pourrez interroger le smartbook sur les parcours biographiques de Mother Joseph et Louise Blanchard Bethune, les techniques architecturales qu’elles ont utilisées, ou encore les contexte historique et social de leurs réalisations. Posez-lui aussi des questions sur les bâtiments emblématiques qu’elles ont conçus, ou sur l’impact de leur héritage sur l’architecture contemporaine.
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Books like this one are vital in highlighting what our history notes have left out. Carla Blank and Tania Martin have done a remarkable job of bringing to life the stories of two women whose contributions to architecture have been too long ignored.
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