Beatrix Jones Farrand
At a glance:
- Series: Dictionary of World Biography: Twentieth Century
- Categories: Women’s Issues, Arts, Architecture
- Subcategories: Biology, Biologists, Architects, Plants, Botany, Horticulture
- Curriculum: American History 1901-1950, American History 1951-present, Women’s History, American History 1878-1900
Article abstract: The first American woman landscape architect, Farrand was instrumental in the popularizing of a natural style of landscape design.
Early Life
Beatrix Cadwalader Jones was born on June 19, 1872, in New York City to a wealthy, socially prominent family. Her parents were Frederick Rhinelander Jones and Mary Cadwalader Rawle. They divorced by the time Beatrix was twelve. Her aunt was the novelist Edith Jones Wharton, a keen gardener with whom Beatrix had a close relationship.
Beatrix was the only child of divorced parents at a time...
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