02669nam 22006374a 450 991082145860332120200520144314.00-8166-9132-00-8166-3532-3(CKB)1000000000479308(OCoLC)180698423(CaPaEBR)ebrary10194401(SSID)ssj0000280436(PQKBManifestationID)11248827(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000280436(PQKBWorkID)10290939(PQKB)10573646(MdBmJHUP)muse39234(Au-PeEL)EBL316694(CaPaEBR)ebr10194401(CaONFJC)MIL522741(OCoLC)437191439(MiAaPQ)EBC316694(EXLCZ)99100000000047930820000525d2001 ub 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrHow women saved the city /Daphne Spain1st ed.Minneapolis University of Minnesota Pressc20011 online resource (332 p.) Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-8166-3531-5 Includes bibliographical references (p. 275-293) and index.Voluntary vernacular -- Why cities needed saving -- Sacred and secular organizational ideologies -- Voluntary associations with an urban presence -- New york City headquarters, smaller city branches -- Boston, the cradle of redemptive places -- Men build Chicago's skyline, women redeem the city -- How women saved the city -- Appendix A : literature review -- Appendix B : organizational charters -- Appendix C : addresses of redemptive places for Bboston, Chicago, and New York City.Spain uncovers the contribution of women to urban development at the turn of the twentieth century to clearly demonstrate the key role they played in shaping the American urban landscape. She reconstructs the story of women’s involvement in "redempti.Women social reformersUnited StatesHistoryWomen in public lifeUnited StatesHistoryWomenUnited StatesSocieties, etcSocial settlementsUnited StatesHistoryWomen social reformersHistory.Women in public lifeHistory.WomenSocieties, etc.Social settlementsHistory.305.42/0973Spain Daphne1604087MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910821458603321How women saved the city3928759UNINA