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How Women Saved The City
Daphne Spain
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Description for How Women Saved The City
Paperback. Num Pages: 332 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 149 x 19. Weight in Grams: 452.
Reclaims the lost history of women’s contributions to the development of American cities
In the days between the Civil War and World War I, women rarely worked outside the home, rarely went to college, and, if our histories are to be believed, rarely put their mark on the urban spaces unfolding around them. And yet, as this book clearly demonstrates, women did play a key role in shaping the American urban landscape.
To uncover the contribution of women to urban development during this period, Daphne Spain looks at the places where women participated most actively in public life—voluntary organizations like the ... Read more Exploring this environment, Spain reconstructs the story of the "redemptive places" that addressed the real needs of city dwellers—especially single women, African-Americans, immigrants, and the poor—and established an environment in which newcomers could learn to become urban Americans. Show LessProduct Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Number of pages
332
Condition
New
Number of Pages
332
Place of Publication
Minnesota, United States
ISBN
9780816635320
SKU
V9780816635320
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99-50
About Daphne Spain
Daphne Spain is professor in the Department of Urban and Environmental Planning at the University of Virginia.
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