In today’s world, nearly half of our design students are women. But a century ago the field was dominated by men—no surprise—and women struggled for recognition. They contributed a great deal nonetheless. In 1905, Clara Driscoll designed a Tiffany lamp with a gorgeous peacock-feather motif; in 1928, Charlotte Perriand invented the celebrated chaise longue basculante. In the early 1930s, the Canadian designer Jeannette Meunier Biéler designed a chrome-and-glass desk inspired by the principles of the Bauhaus. With 250 works, this exhibition writes women into the last 150 years of design. —E.C.