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The Association for Women in Architecture + Design (AWA+D and formerly known as The Association of Women in Architecture AWA) is a professional society for women in the fields of architecture and design.

History

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AWA+D traces its roots back to 1915, when four architecture students were denied entrance into the men's architectural fraternity at Washington University in St. Louis.[1] These students, Mae Steinmesch, Helen Milius, Angela Burdeau and Jane Pelton created their own society which they first named La Confrerie Alongine.[1] After discovering other women from other schools were interested in joining a similar organization, they formed Alpha Alpha Gamma (AAG) which was a sorority for architecture students.[2]

In 1928, Steinmesch became president of AWA.[2]

was an organization affiliated with Alpha Alpha Gamma (AAG).

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Our History". Association for Women in Architecture + Design. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
  2. ^ a b Allaback, Sarah (2008). The First American Women Architects. University of Illinois Press. p. 34. ISBN 9780252033216.
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