Building Domestic Liberty: Charlotte Perkins Gilman's Architectural Feminism - Paperback

by Polly Wynn Allen (Author)

Building Domestic Liberty offers a critical and admiring analysis of feminist philosopher Charlotte Perkins Gilman (1860-1935). Polly Allen examines Gilman's approach to architecture, landscape, and neighborhood design and discusses Gilman's case against prevailing household design and looks at her philosophy of world improvement.

Author Biography

Defining herself as a pragmatic visionary, Polly Allen is a leading advocate for multicultural affordability in the contemporary co-housing movement. She is founder and executive director of Neighborhood Housing Partnership, Inc., based near Central Square in Cambridge, Massachusetts.