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Georgina Pope Yeatman
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Georgina Pope Yeatman
June 26, 1902 Ardsley, New York, U.S.
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| Died | October 1982 |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | University of Pennsylvania, MIT |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Parent(s) | Georgie Watkins Yeatman Pope Yeatman |
| Buildings | YWCA Building |
Georgina Pope Yeatman (June 26, 1902 – October, 1982) was an American architect and the daughter of prominent mining engineer Pope Yeatman. She earned her associate degree from the University of Pennsylvania in 1922. When Pennsylvania refused to award a woman a Bachelor of Architecture, she enrolled at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, receiving her degree from them in 1925.
She began her architectural career in the office of Bissell & Sinkler, and then started her private practice, effectively taking over the office of Bissell & Sinkler. In January 1936 Yeatman was appointed Director of the Department of City Architecture for the City of Philadelphia and remained with the city for a four-year term. She was the city's first woman Director of Architecture.
