Spain, Daphne. <br/><br/>
How women saved the city  [electronic resource] / 
Daphne Spain. 
 - Minneapolis :  University of Minnesota Press,  c2001. 
 - xvii, 311 p. :  ill. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 275-293) and index. 
<br/><br/>Voluntary vernacular -- Why cities needed saving -- Sacred and secular organizational ideologies -- Voluntary associations with an urban presence -- New york City headquarters, smaller city branches -- Boston, the cradle of redemptive places -- Men build Chicago's skyline, women redeem the city -- How women saved the city -- Appendix A : literature review -- Appendix B : organizational charters -- Appendix C : addresses of redemptive places for Bboston, Chicago, and New York City. 
<br/><br/><br/>Electronic reproduction. <br/>Palo Alto, Calif. : <br/>ebrary, <br/>2013. <br/>Available via World Wide Web. <br/>Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Corporate Names: </label><br/>Young Women's Christian Association of the U.S.A.--History.<br/>National Association of Colored Women (U.S.)--History.<br/>Salvation Army of America--History.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Women social reformers--History.--United States<br/>Women in public life--History.--United States<br/>Women--Societies, etc.--United States<br/>Social settlements--History.--United States
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HQ1420  / .S64 2001eb 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>305.42/0973