Dore Rotundo
Dore Rotundo, born in Utica, New York, in 1935, moved with her family to Florida just after her high school graduation. She attended the University of Florida in Gainesville, where she was famous for being the second woman to gain a degree in architecture at that university \.
Dore began teaching at Gainesville High School because receiving acceptance as a woman architect was difficult. She then took a teaching position at a technology high school in San Francisco, California.
Dore Rotundo was a founding mother of the North Forty womensâ land community in Florida, where she designed three of the houses. She also designed the local library, as well.
Loving music, she took part in the womenâs singing group as often as she could.
Dore Rotundo traveled with her life partner, Martha, as much as possible. They were finally allowed to marry legally in the state of Washington in 2013. Dore Rotundo died in 2021.