Women’s History Month is a time to celebrate the contributions and achievements women have made over the course of American history in a variety of fields. In that spirit, Four Point Design—a women-owned interior design firm—is featuring some of the Four Point Design team and the women who inspire them.
“Rosalind Franklin was a chemist and who used x-ray imaging to discover the structure of DNA. Her contribution to science is undervalued in many ways, but it remains one of the greatest achievements in biology. Her impact has shaped and advanced medical science and practice in limitless ways.”
- Alex Fleck
“Hedy Lamarr is inspiring to me because she led successful dual careers as an acclaimed actress and as an engineer. I was impressed to learn that she invented technology that laid the foundation for systems that billions of people worldwide use today, including WiFi, GPS, and Bluetooth communication systems. Her pioneering contributions to our society should be celebrated!”
- Victoria Numbers, RID, MSIA
“Tori Dunlap is founder of ‘Her First $100K’. Her goal is to inspire women to take charge of their financial stability through savings, investing, and debt pay-off. One of the areas she promotes is getting a high-yield savings and checking account, which has been great for getting additional savings.”
- Emily Pittenger, Assoc. IIDA, WELL AP
“Quaker Catherine Coffin and her husband, Levi, helped thousands of fugitive slaves to safety in Indiana and Ohio through the Underground Railroad. Growing up in a tiny town in eastern Indiana called Fountain City, we always heard stories about Levi Coffin, who was a leader in the Underground Railroad. His home still stands as a historical site in Fountain City. In fact, we have deeds to the home I grew up in that show it was once owned by Levi Coffin. It was not until years later that we started to learn and hear more about Catherine, who led these efforts alongside her husband but never earned quite the status or historical notoriety that he earned—proving once again, that behind every great man is an ever better woman!”
- Jamie Raymond, RID, EDAC, LEED AP
“Amanda Gorman is the youngest inaugural poet, along with lots of other impressive accomplishments. I’m inspired by how hopeful and uplifting her poetry is, and I just think the way she puts words together is beautiful. These are a couple pieces of her poems that I really like:
For there is always light,
If only we’re brave enough to see it,
If only we’re brave enough to be it.
The way forward isn’t a road we take
The way forward is a road we make,
A path we cast forth today.
For where there’s will, there’s women
And where there’s women
There is forever a way.”
- Emma Walsh, RID