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Lecture: Louise Blanchard Bethune, Architect & Feminist

  • The Buffalo History Museum 1 Museum Court Buffalo, NY, 14216 United States (map)

Featuring AIA Buffalo/WNY member
Kelly Hayes McAlonie

Approved for 2 LU’s

Buffalo architect Louise Blanchard Bethune, FAIA, was the first professional woman architect in the United States – and despite popular opinion – also a feminist. Join Bethune biographer Kelly Hayes McAlonie, architect and Director of Campus Planning at UB, as she brings this Gilded Age icon to life.

You’ll learn:

  • about Bethune's early career in Buffalo and how she started her practice

  • her built and unbuilt projects, including the Hotel Lafayette

  • the context of her career - historically, socially, etc.  

Tickets:

  • Free for Members

  •  $5 For Non-Members

  • Tickets available at the door.

Later Event: September 22
COTE Happy Hour