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Finding Minerva Parker Nichols, Philadelphia’s Forgotten Architect
Architecture

Finding Minerva Parker Nichols, Philadelphia’s Forgotten Architect

A new exhibition uncovers the little-known legacy of America’s first independent female architect

In Somerton, Suffragists’ Vision Lives On
Architecture

In Somerton, Suffragists’ Vision Lives On

In Northeast Philadelphia, the spirit of the suffrage movement lives on at Cranaleith. The late Victorian home was designed by architect Minerva Parker Nichols for both a family home and a meeting place for women’s rights activists during the late 19th century. The property is now home to the Sisters of Mercy and the Cranaleith Spiritual Center. Contributor Sarah Kennedy gives us the tour

Minerva Parker Nichols: Architect Of Gender Equality
Architecture

Minerva Parker Nichols: Architect Of Gender Equality

In this second installment of our three-part series on the life and work of groundbreaking female architect Minerva Parker Nichols we trace the origins and apex of her brief, dynamic career

Viva Minerva! Celebrating America’s First Independent Female Architect
Architecture

Viva Minerva! Celebrating America’s First Independent Female Architect

Philadelphia architect Minerva Parker Nichols was the first independent female practitioner in the trade and the first female member of the AIA, earning acclaim in the region and across the country. To celebrate the recent addition of Mill-Rae, a Nichols-designed Victorian home with deep women’s suffrage ties, to the National Register of Historic Places we present this first installment in a three-part series to honor her life and work


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