An edition of How women saved the city (2000)

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An edition of How women saved the city (2000)

How women saved the city

"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 at the turn of the nineteenth century, Daphne Spain looks at the places where women participated most actively in public life - voluntary organizations like the young Women's Christian Association, the Salvation Army, the College Settlements Association, and the National Association of Colored Women.

In the extensive building projects of these associations - boarding houses, vocational schools, settlement houses, public baths, and playgrounds - she finds evidence of a built environment created by women.".

"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."--BOOK JACKET.

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Language
English
Pages
311

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Cover of: How Women Saved the CIty
How Women Saved the CIty
March 2002, University of Minnesota Press
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Cover of: How women saved the city
How women saved the city
2001, University of Minnesota Press
in English
Cover of: How Women Saved the City
How Women Saved the City
November 20, 2000, University of Minnesota Press
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Cover of: How Women Saved the City
How Women Saved the City
2000, University of Minnesota Press
in English
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How Women Saved the City
2000, University of Minnesota Press
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Table of Contents

Voluntary vernacular
Why cities needed saving
Sacred and secular organizational ideologies
Voluntary associations with an urban presence
New york City headquarters, smaller city branches
Boston, the cradle of redemptive places
Men build Chicago's skyline, women redeem the city
How women saved the city
Appendix A : literature review
Appendix B : organizational charters
Appendix C : addresses of redemptive places for Boston, Chicago, and New York City.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. 275-293) and index.

Published in
Minneapolis

Classifications

Library of Congress
HQ1420 .S64 2001, HQ1420.S64 2000, HQ1420.S64 2001

The Physical Object

Pagination
xvii, 311 p. :
Number of pages
311

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL15531164M
Internet Archive
howwomensavedcit0000spai
ISBN 10
0816635315, 0816635323
LCCN
00009648
OCLC/WorldCat
44174085
Library Thing
1173006
Goodreads
7096583
1783762

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