Women and the City: Gender, Space, and Power in Boston, 1870-1940

by Sarah Deutsch

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In the 70 years between the Civil War and World War II, the women of Boston changed the city dramatically. From anti-spitting campaigns and demands for police mothers to patrol local parks, to calls for a decent wage and living quarters, women rich and poor, white and black, immigrant and native-born struggled to make a place for themselves in the city. Now, in Women and the City historian Sarah Deutsch tells this story for the first time, revealing...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0195158644

ISBN13:9780195158649

Release Date:October 2002

Publisher:Oxford University Press

Length:400 Pages

Weight:1.20 lbs.

Dimensions:1.1" x 5.7" x 8.8"

Related Subjects

City Planning & Urban Development Gender Studies History Modern (16th-21st Centuries) Political Science Politics & Government Politics & Social Sciences Public Policy Social Science Social Sciences

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