Online Lecture 11 March 2025 – Clotilde Brewster: The Journey of the First Female international Architect

This talk is part of the Victorian Society's Online Winter Lecture Series 2025 called Victorian and Edwardian Women in Architecture. 

Clotilde Brewster: A Life in Perspective: the Journey of the First Female international Architect

by Laura Fitzmaurice

Described by the composer Ethel Smyth as brilliant, sociable, amusing and utterly original, Clotilde Brewster defied all the odds by becoming the first woman to work internationally as an architect. Her story offers a glimpse into elite professional life in Victorian Britain and Europe during the Victorian and Edwardian eras, highlighting the largely unknown role of women in architecture. Laura Fitzmaurice earned her Bachelor of Architecture from Cornell University. In addition to her design work, Laura researches and writes about early women architects. Her book Clotilde Brewster: Pioneering Woman Architect was published by Lund Humphries in November 2024

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