Women and the Everyday City: Public Space in San Francisco, 1890-1915 (Architecture, Landscape and Amer Culture)
"Jessica Sewell's book contributes to gendered histories and city histories. . .Women and the Everyday Cityis an elegantly written analysis of the central role of gender and class in facilitating and changing the segregation ideals of nineteenth century culture." -- Karen Burns,Architectural Theory Review"This compelling study of gendered urban landscapes offers innovative approaches to telling the history of complicated social, cultural, and architectural spaces." "Written with passion and enthusiasm." -- Aris Damadian Lindemans,Journal of Architectural Education"Sewell deserves congratulations for uncovering a long overlooked slice of local history, and those interested in learning more about this great period of San Francisco are encouraged to readWomen and the Everyday City-- Randy Shaw,Beyond Chron: San Francisco's Alternative Online Daily News"This book makes a compelling argument for the necessity of considering the built environment into our understandings of gender, city development, and political movements, and should be read by all who are interested in these topics as well as in the history of San Francisco." -- Abigail Markwyn,Planning Perspectives"Scholars interested in the history of the built environment, women, gender, and American cities are sure to findWomen and the Everyday Cityinsightful. . .  Those concerned with the social history of California politics and urban political culture will find much food for thought within its pages." -- John Elrick,Urban Affairs Review"Jessica Ellen Sewell takes her readers on an invigorating jaunt through women’s history. She shows more vividly than ever before how a generation of women took command of public space and moved decisively and exuberantly onto the streets, and all the way to the voting booths." —Mary Ryan, Johns Hopkins University"Women and the Everyday Cityilluminates how the shifting geography of consumption transformed women’s physical experience of the city-scape and increased their comfort at exerting rights to public space. Sewell makes a significant new contribution to the understanding of urban space and power." —Sarah Deutsch, Duke University