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Jean Linden Young was born in Detroit, Michigan on February 15, 1922. She was educated at Wayne University (1944-1946) and later the University of Illinois (B.S. Arch, 1947). In 1948, Jean Alice Linden married Clayton Young and together they established Clayton & Jean Young and Associates Architects, in Seattle (1954). After the couple's divorce, Young started her own private practice in 1976. Her work consisted primarily of private residences, apartment buildings, and small-scale commercial structures.

Young became active in many architectural organizations, particularly those that promoted the place of women in the profession. Some of these included:

Sisters for a Human Environment (Founder)
AIA Task Force on Women in the Architectural Profession (1972-76)
AIA Scholarship Committee (1976-80; Chair, 1980)
L'Union Internationale des Femmes Architectes (Secretary General, 1976-79)

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		Ms98-022 Jean Linden Young was born in Detroit, Michigan on February 15, 1922. She was educated at Wayne University (1944-1946) and later the University of Illinois (B.S. Arch, 1947). In 1948, Jean Alice Linden married Clayton Young and together they established Clayton & Jean Young and Associates Architects, in Seattle (1954). After the couple's divorce, Young started her own private practice in 1976. Her work consisted primarily of private residences, apartment buildings, and small-scale commercial structures. Young became active in many architectural organizations, particularly those that promoted the place of women in the profession. Some of these included: Sisters for a Human Environment (Founder) AIA Task Force on Women in the Architectural Profession (1972-76) AIA Scholarship Committee (1976-80; Chair, 1980) L'Union Internationale des Femmes Architectes (Secretary General, 1976-79)