[12] She received a full scholarship from Columbia University along with 25 other African-American students as a response to its campus riots in 1968.
[13] After earning her master's degree, she spent four years working on hospital and housing projects in Mozambique.
[15] Forming bonds with fellow architects helped inspire Washington to work to ensure legacies of Blacks and women aren't lost.
She has been researching and writing about architects Beverly Loraine Green[16] and Georgia Louise Harris Brown since 1997.
[17] Washington was elected to the board of directors of the Society of Architectural Historians in 2021.