Gender and the city in historical perspective : an introduction
Gender and the City
An introduction to the four papers on gender and the city. Guest editor concedes that the theme is not original, but maintains that she wanted to offer a forum where gender scholars could refine methodologies and add to the empirical record
Women, urban life, and the city images in Tijuana, Mexico
Gender and the City
Reviews how gentrification in Tijuana has affected three marginal groups of working women : prostitutes, factory workers in maquiladoras, and street vendors. Author also weighs the gendered representations of women in Tijuana and of the city. Each
group of women has appropriated public spaces within the city for itself ; however, they remain marginal in a patriarchal society. - (SLD)
A commentary on the four articles devoted to gender and the city. Two strikes organized under the auspices of the Women's Trade Union League are compared. The different histories of the telephone and garment workers' strikes in Boston are used