How Women Saved The City Spain Paperback John Wiley & Sons 9780816635320

How Women Saved the CityAuthor(s): Daphne Spain\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: University of Minnesota Press, United States\nImprint: University of Minnesota Press\nISBN-13: 9780816635320, 978-0816635320\nSynopsis\nReclaims the lost history of womens contributions to the development of American cities\n\nIn 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. \n\nTo 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 Young Womens Christian Association, the Salvation Army, the College Settlements Association, and the National Association of Colored Women. In the extensive bu.