Women and the everyday city [electronic resource] : public space in San Francisco, 1890-1915 / Jessica Ellen Sewell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sewell, Jessica Ellen.

Series:

Architecture, landscape, and American culture series.

Architecture, landscape, and American culture series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Architecture and women--California--San Francisco.

Architecture and women.

Public spaces--Social aspects--California--San Francisco--History--19th century.

Public spaces.

Public spaces--Social aspects--California--San Francisco--History--20th century.

Women--California--San Francisco--Social conditions--19th century.

Women.

Women--California--San Francisco--Social conditions--20th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (268 p.)

Other Title:

Public space in San Francisco, 1890-1915

Place of Publication:

Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In Women and the Everyday City , Jessica Ellen Sewell explores the lives of women in turn-of-the-century San Francisco. A period of transformation of both gender roles and American cities, she shows how changes in the city affected women's ability to negotiate shifting gender norms as well as how women's increasing use of the city played a critical role in the campaign for women's suffrage. Focusing on women's everyday use of streetcars, shops, restaurants, and theaters, Sewell reveals the impact of women on these public places-what women did there, which women went there, and how these places

Contents:

Introduction. Women in public

Sidewalks and streetcars

Errands

Dining out

Spectacles and amusements

Spaces of suffrage

Epilogue. Everyday landscapes.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-4529-4715-5

0-8166-7534-1

OCLC:

701704585