Hosken, Fran P., 1919-2006

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Franziska Porges Hosken earned a master of Architecture degree from the Harvard Graduate School of Design in 1944; she was among the first women graduates of the program. She subsequently worked as a product designer, journalist and adovate for women's health issues.

From the description of Papers. ca. 1941-ca. 1980. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 680436928

Franziska Porges Hosken earned a master of Architecture degree from the Harvard Graduate School of Design (GSD) in 1944; she has been a journalist on urban affairs, written for Architectural Forum, and taught urban studies at the University Without Walls in Roxbury, Mass. She brought a sex discrimination complaint against GSD in 1971 and against the Ford Foundation in 1973. She is editor of WIN News, published by the Women's International Network, Lexington, Mass.

From the description of Papers, 1971-1981 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 232006659

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referencedIn Records, 1905-2003 (inclusive), 1972-1997 (bulk) Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
referencedIn National Organization for Women. Records: Series I-XVI, 1961-1999 (inclusive). Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
referencedIn Women's Coalition for the Third Century. Records, 1972-1976 (inclusive). Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
creatorOf Hosken, Fran P., 1919-2006. Papers, 1971-1981 (inclusive). Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
referencedIn Heide, Wilma Scott, 1921-1985. Papers, 1968-1985 (inclusive). Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
referencedIn Boston N.O.W. Records, 1967-1990 (inclusive). Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
creatorOf Hosken, Fran P. 1919-. Papers. ca. 1941-ca. 1980. Harvard University, Frances Loeb Library
referencedIn Records of the National Organization for Women, 1959-2002 (inclusive), 1966-1998 (bulk) Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
referencedIn Records, 1967-1990 Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
referencedIn Boston Women's Health Book Collective. Records, 1905-2003 (inclusive), 1972-1997 (bulk). Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
referencedIn Papers, 1968-1985 Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
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associatedWith Boston Women's Health Book Collective. corporateBody
associatedWith Ford Foundation. corporateBody
associatedWith Harvard University. Graduate School of Design. corporateBody
associatedWith Heide, Wilma Scott, 1921-1985. person
associatedWith Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination. corporateBody
associatedWith National Organization for Women. corporateBody
associatedWith United States. Congress. House. Ways and Means Committee. corporateBody
associatedWith United States. Dept. of Health, Education, and Welfare. Office of Civil Rights. corporateBody
associatedWith United States. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. corporateBody
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associatedWith Women's Coalition for the Third Century. corporateBody
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Women architects
Women architectural critics
Women designers
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Birth 1919

Death 2006-02-02

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