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Julia DeForest Tuttle (née Sturtevant; January 22, 1849 – September 14, 1898) was an American businesswoman who owned the property upon which Miami, Florida, was built. For this reason, she is called the "Mother of Miami." She is the only woman to have founded what would become a major American city.
Dec 3, 2021 · Overlooked No More: Julia Tuttle, the ‘Mother of Miami’ She worked tirelessly to revitalize the area now known as Miami, and is widely recognized as the only woman to have founded a major ...
Mar 7, 2023 · Julia DeForrest Tuttle, the "Mother of Miami," is the only woman to have ever founded a major U.S. city. Mª del Rosario Castro Díaz • March 7, 2023 March is Women’s History Month and there’s no shortage of female icons in the 305 to celebrate.
Jul 1, 2021 · By Jackie Levine. Real estate, development, promotion (Miami) Years: 1849–1898. Remembered for: Tuttle waged a creative and persistent campaign to lure the railroad to the wilds of south Florida. With success, she became known as “Mother of Miami,” the only female founder of a major U.S. city. Why you should know her:
Miami, FL. Julia DeForest Sturtevant Tuttle, A landowner who was key to the development of Miami, Julia Tuttle was born in Cleveland, Ohio. She married in 1871, bore two children, and visited Miami for the first time in 1875. After her husband’s death in 1891, she moved there permanently.
Mar 4, 2022 · March 4, 2022 / 11:34 AM EST / CBS Miami. MIAMI (CBSMiami) – In honor of Women's History Month, a look at Julia Tuttle, known as the "mother of Miami." Julia Tuttle owned the land that...
Mar 8, 2022 · Julia Tuttle, The Businesswoman Who Founded Miami: 5 Things To Know | iHeart. By Zuri Anderson. March 8, 2022. Julia Tuttle was a visionary for her time. With dreams of establishing a city on the warm coast of South Florida, she made it happen by being the first, and so far only, woman to be the founder of a major American city -- Miami.
