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Why are our cities built for 6ft-tall men?

May 19, 2021 by sergneri Leave a Comment

Over on the Guardian, a review of a retrospective on 80s design activists Matrix who, as the pull quote states: The female architects who fought back – Fed up living in a world designed by and for men, 80s design activists Matrix declared war on every urban obstacle in their way. And their impact is … [Read more…]

Posted in: Environment, Ethical and green living, Feminism, Future of Work, Politics, Racism, Science, Thinking about Tagged: childcare, children’s play area, community action, Design, designed environments, Feminist, Le Corbusier, Le Modulor, Matrix, Matrix Feminist Design Co-operative, participatory planning, public space, shared kitchen, squatting, Women, workers’ co-operatives

Women Will Watch Legislative Action

January 17, 2017 by sergneri Leave a Comment

Sacramento Union, 17 January 1917 Mrs. H. A. Cable of Los Angeles, president of the women’s legislative council, has established a bureau in the Sacramento hotel for the remainder of the legislative session. The women of the state have been studying for the past two years on legislation important to women, and have decided to … [Read more…]

Posted in: California History, California Newspaper Archive, Politics, Thinking about, This Day in History Tagged: Inheritance Tax, Jury Duty, legislature, Women, Women's Issues, Women’s Legislative Council

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