Hidden Patrons: Women and Architectural Patronage in Georgian Britain RIBA Contract Administration Significant battles were fought within

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Hidden Patrons: Women and Architectural Patronage in Georgian Britain RIBA Contract Administration Significant battles were fought withinAn enduring myth of Georgian architecture is that it was purely the pursuit of male architects and their wealthy male patrons. History states that it was men who owned grand estates and houses, who commissioned famous architects, and who embarked upon elaborate architectural schemes. Hidden Patrons dismantles this myth revealing instead that women were at the heart of the architectural patronage of the day, exerting far more influence and agency than