More Hidden Walks in the Bay Area: Pathways, Essays, and Yesterdays
- ISBN-10
- 0934136483
- ISBN-13
- 9780934136488
- Category
- San Francisco Bay Area (Calif.)
- Pages
- 218
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1991
- Publisher
- Western Tanager
- Author
- Stephen Altschuler
Description
Julia Morgan : Architect S. he was a most unusual woman for her day . ... There were no architecture schools in California at the time , and the most prestigious school , L'Ecole des Beaux - Arts , in Paris , had never accepted women ...
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