Gender and the city in historical perspective : an introduction
Gender and the City
Community ; Gender ; Methodology ; Research ; Social geography ; Town ; Woman
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
Trashy women : gender and the politics of Garbage in Chicago, 1890-1917
Gender and the City
Author purports to fill a lacuna in the gendered analysis of waste-related reform efforts. Article illustrates how women reformers used municipal housekeeping to influence garbage collection and disposal, especially in and around poor neighborhoods
Boston ; Economic sector ; Ethnicity ; Gender ; Massachusetts ; Public space ; Social geography ; Trade unionism ; United States of America ; Woman
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
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