How Women Saved the City

How Women Saved the City
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Publisher : U of Minnesota Press
Total Pages : 338
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ISBN-10 : 145290541X
ISBN-13 : 9781452905419
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Book Synopsis How Women Saved the City by : Daphne Spain

Download or read book How Women Saved the City written by Daphne Spain and published by U of Minnesota Press. This book was released on with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.".


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