A city for children : women, architecture, and the charitable landscapes of Oakland, 1850-1950 /
Gutman, Marta,author.
New ideas from old things in Oakland -- The charitable landscape in California: first imprints in San Francisco -- The ladies intervene: repurposed and purpose-built in Temescal -- The West Oakland home: the "Noble work for a life saving" of Rebecca McWade -- The saloon that became a school: free kindergartens in Northern California -- The art and craft of settlement work in Oakland Point -- "The ground must belong to the city": playgrounds and recreation centers in Oakland's neighborhoods -- Orphaned in Oakland: institutional life during the progressive era -- Childhood on the color line in West Oakland: day nurseries during the interwar years -- Epilogue.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Women in charitable work
Child welfare
Urban renewal
Buildings
Architecture