At a time when most girls weren't encouraged to think beyond running homes of their own, Julia Morgan dreamed of building them.  But in the late nineteenth century, it was almost unheard of for a woman to become an architect.  Julia fought to become one anyway, breaking down countless barriers with quiet strength, determination, and talent.

The first woman to study architecture at the acclaimed Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris, France, Julia also held the distinction of being California's first licensed woman architect.  During a long and extraordinary career, she designed almost eight hundred buildings, including newspaper mogul William Randolph Hearst's magnificent castle, San Simeon.  With exquisite illustrations, this is the story of a practical woman who never lost sight of her dreams.

From the dust jacket