Zestien portretten van vrouwen die een straatnaam in Leuven kregen of een band met Leuven hebben: Antonia van Roesmale (1485-1543), Maria van Bel (14..-15..), Witvrouw (...-1929), Stefanie Van den Eynde (...-1954), Isala van Diest (1842-1916), Marie Elisabeth Belpaire (1853-1948), Marguerite Lefèvre (1894-1967), Lisette Delepierre (1932-1982), Jeanne Cardijn (1899-1983), Marie Piron (1888-1969), drie heiligen, Rita Demeester (1946-1993), An Bal (1957-1997, Joanna Maria Artois (1762-1840). Tevens tips voor namen van bekende vrouwen o.a. websites.
This book reveals that historic sites and buildings have much to tell us about women's history. It documents women's contributions to the historic preservation movement at places such as Mount Vernon and explores women's history at several existing landmarks such as musea and historic homes, as wells as in a wider array of cultural landscapes ranging from nurses' residences to prostitutes' quarters. The book includes essays on six exemplary projects that have advanced the integration of women's history into historic preservation and closes with three perspectives on preservation policy and practice. .National in scope but applicable in any locality, this book combines the most important recently published information with new research and covers many national, state, and local initiatives of the past decade This book can serve as a travelguide past women's history sites in the United States.