This is 99% invisible. I'm Roman Mars.

Since 2002, the Beverly Willis Architecture Foundation has worked to remedy the egregious omission of women from the popular history of architecture.

They accomplished this through original research, creating websites, making short films, and

now producing audio documentaries.

Their podcast New Angle Voice highlights the lives and careers of the pioneering women of American

architecture and we're delighted to present this story about one of the driving forces in the design of the

post-war modern skyscraper, Natalie Deploy. What is your name please?

My name is Natalie DeBloy. What is your name, please?

My name is Natalie DeBloy.

What is your name please?

My name is Natalie D'Floy. Two of these people are imposters. Only one of them is real and is the only

one sworn to tell the truth.

And here is our host, Bud Kuyer.

Welcome to New Angle Voice. I'm your host, Cynthia Crackhour.

On today's episode, Natalie DeBloy, who we just heard in a clip from her 1958 appearance on the popular

quiz show to tell the truth. Who was Natalie DeBloy?

She was an architect of great accomplishment, but she came into the field at a time when few women

were in the profession.

Men were returning from war, the economy was booming, but women, they were

often relegated to jobs within the pink collar sector and the secretarial pool. This is the world that Natalie entered.

During her early days at Skidmore Owings and Merrill she had four children and managed to retain her job.

This might seem like an obvious fact by today's standards, but we have to remember, job security

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