Newsletter | Nov/Dec 1973


Course on Women & Architecture

by Gwen Wright, Lian Hurst, Sara Jaffee
The women architecture students at Berkeley have organized a seminar on women and archIteature for the winter quarter. This will be an opportunity for shared work, for exploring professional options and personal needs, and for doing Individual research projects. Some of the proposed subjects are historical studies of women architects and builders, the environment an an expression of various societies' attitudes toward different roles for women (such as mothers, professionals, children, sex objects, housevivesw old ladies, patients, nurses , consumers), a survey of practicing architects concerning employment opportunities and the lack of them, women as important user groups for all kinds of environments (homes, hospitals, schools, communities), and the politics of feminism In design. The presentatlons will be open and there will also be Informal lunchtime discussions with women professionals about their work and special Interests. If you are interested in coming &/or speaking, please call Lian Hurst 841-8827, Sara Jaffee 834-3104, Victoria Kaunitz 548-2060, or Gwen Wright 548-6572.




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