Norma Merrick Sklarek, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American architect
Date of Birth: 15-Apr-1926
Place of Birth: Harlem, New York, United States
Date of Death: 06-Feb-2012
Profession: architect
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Aries 
About Norma Merrick Sklarek
- Norma Merrick Sklarek (April 15, 1926 – February 6, 2012) was a pioneering American architect.
- Sklarek is thought to be the third black woman to be licensed as an architect in the United States after Beverly Loraine Greene (IL, 1942) and Georgia Louise Harris Brown (IL, 1949).
- Born and schooled in New York City, she was most successful after moving to California at age 35.
- She was the first woman to become a licensed architect in the states of New York (1954) and later the first woman to be licensed in the state of California (1962).
- She remained the only licensed black woman in California until 1980.
- Author Anna Lewis calls her "The Rosa Parks of Architecture."
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