Ethel Bailey Furman was one of the earliest #African American women to work as an architect in Virginia. The daughter of a Richmond building contractor, Ethel Madison Bailey Carter Furman (July 6, 1893–February 24, 1976) studied architecture privately in New York City. Returning to Richmond with her family in 1921, she began designing houses for local residents. […]

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