Martha Stewart Leitch (June 27, 1918 – December 20, 2015) was a Canadian architect who graduated from the University of Toronto and later served as its Dean of Engineering.[1]
Preferring to be known as "Marty", Leitch graduated with a Bachelors in Architecture from the University of Toronto and attended University of Cambridge for advanced studies after being chosen as a Commonwealth Scholar.[1] She achieved Professional Engineer standing while teach at the University of Toronto and eventually became Dean of Engineering where she was a mentored hundreds of students over the span of her career.[1]
Leitch entered into a profession of architecture and construction that was traditionally difficult for women, however she was adamant in staying in these professions "come hell or high water".[2] During her career, she founded a civil engineering firm with her husband, acted as a lecturer, assistant professor, and Dean at the University of Toronto, became a fellow at the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada, and was member of the Ontario Association of Architects.[3]
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^ abc"Martha Stewart Leitch", GlobeLife: Deaths, The Globe and Mail, January 9, 2016
^"Martha Stewart Leitch", International Archive of Women in Architecture, Virginia Tech[permanent dead link]
^Grierson, Joan (Mar 31, 2008), For the Record: The First Women in Canadian Architecture, Dundurn, p. 40
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