Alda Heaton Wilson | |
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 1912 | |
| Born | September 20, 1873 |
| Died | July 25, 1960 (aged 86) |
| Nationality | American |
| Other names | Alda Heston Wilson |
| Occupation | architect |
| Known for | Secretary to and executor of the estate of Carrie Chapman Catt |
Alda Heaton Wilson (1873–1960) was an architect and civil engineer from Iowa. She and her sister Elmina were the first American women to practice civil engineering after obtaining a four-year degree. She worked as a freelance architect in Illinois, Iowa and Missouri before moving to New York and working there for over a decade. She was the first woman supervisor of the women's drafting department of the Iowa Highway Commission. In her later career, she curtailed her architectural works, becoming the secretary, housemate and traveling companion of Carrie Chapman Catt.