Reconceiving the city: Women, space, and power in Boston, 1870-1910

Gender and History

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 1994, Pages 202-223

  Deutsch, Sarah ^a  

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EID: 0038925731     PISSN: 09535233     EISSN: 14680424     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0424.1994.tb00003.x     Document Type: Article

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