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Jun 26, 1902 Ardsley, New York, United States Died on 30 Oct 1982 (aged 80)
American architect
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About Georgina Pope Yeatman
- Georgina Pope Yeatman (June 26, 1902 – October, 1982) was an American architect and the daughter of prominent mining engineer Pope Yeatman.
- She earned her associate degree from the University of Pennsylvania in 1922.
- When Pennsylvania refused to award a woman a Bachelor of Architecture, she enrolled at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, receiving her degree from them in 1925.She began her architectural career in the office of Bissell & Sinkler, and then started her private practice, effectively taking over the office of Bissell & Sinkler.
- In January 1936 Yeatman was appointed Director of the Department of City Architecture for the City of Philadelphia and remained with the City for a four-year term.
- She was the city's first woman Director of Architecture.
