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Frances Evelyn Henley (ca. 1896–1955) was an American architect. Henley was born in Crompton Rhode Island to Charles A. and Mary E. Booth Henley. She grew up in Providence and became the first woman to study at the Rhode Island School of Design for architecture. In 1897 she graduated with honors and became a drafter at a Providence architecture firm. When the founder of the firm died Henley became the president of the firm and ran the organization for 30 years.