Opinion

Happy Ethel Day. What will you do today to promote diversity?

By 2017-07-05T07:59:00

Ethel Mary Charles, left, the first woman to join the RIBA

Source: RIBA

A hundred years ago Ethel Charles overcame opposition and prejudice to become the first woman to join the RIBA. Her pioneering spirit is as important as ever, writes Clare Devine.

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