Florence Mary Taylor

Florence Mary Taylor
OBE CBE
Born(1879-12-29)29 December 1879
Bedminster, Somerset, England
Died13 February 1969(1969-02-13) (aged 89)
Potts Point, New South Wales, Australia
NationalityAustralian
Occupations
  • Architect
  • publisher
Practice
  • Town Planning Association of New South Wales
  • Building Publishing Co. Ltd

Florence Mary Taylor CBE (née Parsons; 29 December 1879 – 13 February 1969) was the first qualified female architect in Australia.[1] She was also the first woman in Australia to fly in a heavier-than-air craft in 1909[2] and the first female member of the UK's Institution of Structural Engineers in 1926.[3] However, she is best known for her role as publisher, editor and writer for the influential building industry trade journals established in 1907 with her husband George, which she ran and expanded after his death in 1928 until her retirement in 1961.[4]

  1. ^ De Vries, S. 1999. The Complete Book of Great Australian Women. Harper Collins. ISBN 0-7322-7804-X
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference ADB was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "History of the Institution of Structural Engineers". The Institution of Structural Engineers. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  4. ^ Willis, Julie and Bronwyn Hanna "Women Architects in Australia 1900–1960" Royal Australian Institute of Architects, 2000