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== Dana Thomas House ==
== Dana Thomas House ==
There were very few women engaged with Frank Lloyd Wright as an architect at this point in his career. However, Dana’s bold design sensibilities, paired with a staid commitment to advancing social justice for women and black Americans through political involvement, thus mark her as a truly unique and progressive patron of architecture at the turn of the century.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://flwright.org/researchexplore/wrightbuildings/susanlawrencedanahouse|title=Susan Lawrence Dana House {{!}} Frank Lloyd Wright Trust|website=flwright.org|language=en|access-date=2018-03-14}}</ref>
Dana is notable as one of the few woman to engaged with [[Frank Lloyd Wright]] as an architect at this point in his career. However, Dana’s bold design sensibilities, paired with a staid commitment to advancing social justice for women and within the African American community through political involvement, thus mark her as a truly unique and progressive patron of architecture at the turn of the century.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://flwright.org/researchexplore/wrightbuildings/susanlawrencedanahouse|title=Susan Lawrence Dana House {{!}} Frank Lloyd Wright Trust|website=flwright.org|language=en|access-date=2018-03-14}}</ref>





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Susan Lawrence Dana (October 13, 1862 - February 21, 1942) was an independent woman and heiress to a substantial fortune, including silvermines in the Rocky Mountains. After her father died, Lawrence Dana took over his western mines and properties throughout central Illinois. She was also a leading philanthropic figure in Illinois, she held fundraisers or parties for Springfield charities, including the King’s Daughters Home for Aged Women, the Home for the Friendless and several others. She also commissioned Wright to create a library for the Lawrence Education Center, named after her father.[1] In the 1920s, Lawrence Dana was heavily involved with the National Woman’s Party and its efforts to gain equal rights for women.

Dana Thomas House

Dana is notable as one of the few woman to engaged with Frank Lloyd Wright as an architect at this point in his career. However, Dana’s bold design sensibilities, paired with a staid commitment to advancing social justice for women and within the African American community through political involvement, thus mark her as a truly unique and progressive patron of architecture at the turn of the century.[2]


References

  1. ^ Correspondent, Tara McClellan McAndrew. "Central Illinois' famous: Susan Lawrence Dana". The State Journal. Retrieved 2018-03-14. {{cite news}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  2. ^ "Susan Lawrence Dana House | Frank Lloyd Wright Trust". flwright.org. Retrieved 2018-03-14.