Feminist City is a biography by author Leslie Kern.
The field guide combines memoir, feminist theory, popular culture, and geography to expose what’s hidden in plain sight.
Social inequality is built right into our cities, homes, and neighborhoods. The book grapples with the challenge of demanding urban space amid barriers designed to keep women “where they are.” Cities are also perhaps our best hope in shaping new social relationships based on care and fairness.
Kern maps the city from new vantage points, setting out an alternate feminist approach to urban history and the path towards different urban futures. Feminist questions about safety and fear, paid and unpaid work, and rights and representation lead us to dismiss what we take for granted about members of the public. streets and open spaces to ask how we can build equitable, sustainable cities together.
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Feminist City
- A Field Guide
