Brown, Georgia Louise Harris
1918-1999 · Contribution: 1940s-1950s
Architect
Considered the second African American woman to become a licensed architect in the United States
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Quick facts
- Born
- 1918
- Active since
- 1940s
- Category
- Architecture & Design
- Best known for
- 2nd Black woman licensed architect in U.S.Worked with Mies van der RoheInternational career
Impact on the world
Brown broke into the licensed profession at a moment when it was nearly closed to Black women, then carried her modernist practice across continents.
Sources
- Beverly Willis Architecture Foundation (Pioneering Women of American Architecture)
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