Julia Morgan designed lots of women's residences (in my area, the Oakland YWCA and what is now the San Francisco Zen Center, originally a residence for young Jewish women). Someone asked her why she was going to such trouble for "just girls." She replied that was exactly the point—single girls needed comfortable, elegant places to live, exercise, and think. She changed a lot of lives by providing spaces for women.
I admire her greatly. I think she would be happy to know that her building is now housing women in the most desperate need of a comfortable and elegant place.
Julia Morgan designed lots of women's residences (in my area, the Oakland YWCA and what is now the San Francisco Zen Center, originally a residence for young Jewish women). Someone asked her why she was going to such trouble for "just girls." She replied that was exactly the point—single girls needed comfortable, elegant places to live, exercise, and think. She changed a lot of lives by providing spaces for women.
I admire her greatly. I think she would be happy to know that her building is now housing women in the most desperate need of a comfortable and elegant place.
Your storytelling skills shine in this, Erika.
Such an interesting tidbit of history, love this!