Architecture and design have longstanding reputations as male-dominated industries. In fact, women didn’t even begin practicing architecture in the United States until the mid-1800s. But despite the historic lack of female representation in the field, their contributions to the design canon are undeniable. In the spirit of Women’s History Month, Azure looked back at the past century of design history to spotlight 10 practitioners whose work not only defined their own era but has continued to resonate through the ages.

1910s: Marion Mahony Griffin
1920s: Eileen Gray
1930s: Charlotte Perriand
1940s: Ray Eames
1950s: Lina Bo Bardi
1960s: Florence Knoll
1970s: Denise Scott Brown
1980s: Maya Lin
1990s: Zaha Hadid
2000s: Jeanne Gang
2010-

Though women have made immeasurable strides in architecture and design in the past 100 years, the industry has historically privileged a very narrow (read: white and Western) perspective. There is still a long way to go, but the 2010s marked the beginning of a more diverse chapter that will undoubtedly shape the next 100 years of design history.