Dorothy Hughes (architect)

Eugenie Dorothy Hughes (26 June 1910 – 16 August 1987) was a pioneering Kenyan architect, politician, and disability rights activist whose groundbreaking work advanced social reform and inclusive design. She is remembered for her role as one of the first women architects in Kenya and her tireless advocacy for persons with disabilities. Quotes When we arrived, Eldoret had only one building, of mud and wattle, which was the bank, post office, and rest house combined. My father built the first shop of wood and iron in the main street for J.H.S. Todd, and they stocked everything needed for farmers. It had a lovely wide verandah back and front, and I always said this building was the start of my interest in architecture. On Growing up in Eldoret - Mrs Dorothy Hughes. In many ways Kenya is a model example of community social welfare. It's a community keyed to the extended family, in which each generation helps the other. A problem concerning a child is dealt with in the context of its family, never just on its own. from the February 7, 1974 edition of the Sydney Morning Herald External links Category:Architects from Kenya Category:Disability rights activists Category:Women activists from Kenya Category:Women politicians in Kenya Category:1910 births Category:1987 deaths Category:Women born in the 1910s