gender and the built environments of London, Dublin, Toronto, and Chicago,
1870s into the 1940s
- Categories
- Book/Boek
- Creator
- Flanagan, Maureen A.
- Publish Year
- 2018
- Shelfmark
- WER 4 2018 - B
- Thesaurus
- steden, woonvormen, architectuur, gender, Verenigd Koninkrijk, Verenigde Staten, 1850-1899, 1900-1949
- Description
- This book compares the ideas and activities of activist men and women in Anglo-Atlantic cities in the period 1870-1950. London, Dublin, Toronto and Chicago were chosen as representative examples of how shared ideological, professional and cultural history underlay construction of the patriarchical city. Investigated is how ideas about gender shaped the patriarchical city. The patriarchical vision of designing cities implied that public spaces were intended for men and their economic activities, while domestic residential areas were reserved for family, home and women. Women challenged men to produce a more equal social infrasturcture that include housing in cities, public toilets for both sexes, housing for single working women and safe public spaces for all residents.