Thompson, Martha Cassell
unknown · Contribution: 1948-1980s
Architect
One of the first two African American women to graduate from Cornell University in 1948; chief restoration architect for the Washington National Cathedral
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Quick facts
- Born
- Unknown
- Active since
- 1948
- Category
- Architecture & Design
- Best known for
- One of first two Black women Cornell gradsNational Cathedral restoration architectCassell family of architects
Impact on the world
Thompson broke into elite restoration architecture, stewarding one of the nation's grandest buildings at a time when Black women were nearly absent from the field.
Sources
- Cornell University (Ezra Magazine, 'The Cassell Family of Architects')
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