Daphne Spain

Jan 22, 2025 | daily.jstor.org | Emily McCrary-Ruiz Esparza |Daphne Spain |Peter C. Baldwin |Christine Overall

The icon indicates free access to the linked research on JSTOR. Women’s entry into public life around the turn of the twentieth century was a major catalyst for the creation of sex-segregated public restrooms. As scholar Daphne Spain writes, female civic reformers lobbied municipal governments to make cities more inclusive places for women, pushing for amenities such as health clinics and kindergartens.