KRLemmons African American Biography, Resources

March 21 Woman of the Day Norma Sklarek, African American Architect

March 21 Woman of the Day is Norma Sklarek, the first licensed African American female   architect in 1954.  Information about this pioneer can be found here:

Visionary Video: http://www.visionaryproject.org/sklareknorma/

About.com: http://architecture.about.com/od/architectsaz/p/sklarek.htm

Obituary, includes slide show of Sklarek’s projects: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/10/norma-merrick-sklarek-first-black-female-licensed-architect-dies_n_1268748.html#s683993&title=Norma_Sklarek

Women in Architecture: http://women-in-architecture.com/fileadmin/wia/pdfs/PDFs_Role_Models/Norma_Merrick_Sklarek.pdf