"Architect Julia Morgan, who was born on Jan 20, 1872, is often remembered as one of the first great American female architects. She was the first woman to be licensed as an architect in California and designed over 700 buildings in 50 years. She was also one of the first women to study civil engineering at the University of California, Berkeley. In 1897, Morgan became the first woman admitted to Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris, a prestigious architecture school. Some of her most notable works are the Hearst Castle, Asilomar YWCA, and the St. John's Presbyterian Church in Berkeley. In 2014, Morgan became the first woman to receive The American Institute of Architects' Gold Medal." -- via the National Women's History Museum
