Mannis, C. (2006). Julia Morgan built a castle. Illustrated by Miles Hyman. New York: Viking.
ISBN-13: 978-0-670-05964-5
Challenging the gender bias of her day, Julia graduated with a degree in engineering from Berkeley in 1895 and a certificate in architecture from Paris’s Ecole des Beaux-Arts before returning to California to make her name in the field when the buildings she had designed all survived the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. Morgan spent nearly three decades designing and building William Randolph Hearst’s castle in San Simeon, an architectural feat of enduring beauty and grandeur.
Curricular connection: Women’s rights / Grade 11/ HSS 11.10
Artwork: Pastels and pencils
Subjects: Quest for education; Equality of the sexes; Perseverance
Themes: Hard work pays off. Women are as capable of men.
Category: Non-fiction 720
Age Level Recommendation: Upper Elementary
Rating: 4Q/3P
AAS 5-4-08
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