✨ They Called Her Miss Morgan ✨
She stood just five feet tall slender, softly spoken, and with what people described as a “Quaker look.” But when Miss Morgan gave orders, her voice carried the authority of a Marine drill sergeant. 💪🏽
Julia Morgan wasn’t just any woman. She was a trailblazer. 💫
After earning her Civil Engineering degree from UC Berkeley in 1894, she waited two whole years to be admitted to the prestigious École des Beaux-Arts in Paris simply because she was a woman. Yet she persevered, becoming the first woman to graduate from that school and later the first licensed female architect in California. 🏛️
In 1904, she opened her own firm and shared her profits with her associates something quite rare at the time. Over her 42-year career, she designed around 790 buildings, including the legendary Hearst Castle. 🏰
Julia Morgan proved that strength isn’t measured in height or volume, but in determination, vision, and grace. 💖