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Book SynopsisCatherine Bauer changed forever the concept of social housing and inspired a generation of urban activists to integrate public housing into the emerging welfare state of the mid-20th century. She was one of a small group of idealists who called themselves “Housers” because of their commitment to raising the quality of urban life through improving shelter for low-income families.
Trade ReviewPeter Oberlander and Eva Newbrun have traced her career in meticulous detail and written a highly readable account of her life and times. Ostensibly a biography of Catherine, their book is simultaneously a biography of the Housing Movement that she helped to spawn and of the early City Planning Movement in which she was an active participant. -- Mel Webber * Berkeley Planning Journal 14 (2000): 138-140 *
Houser is a well-researched and well-written biography of this talented woman. -- Graham Adams, Jr. * CBRA 2093 *
Table of ContentsIllustrations
Foreword
Preface
1 Early Years (1905-26)
2 Learning Years (1926-30)
3 Romantic Years (1930-33)
4 Political Years (1934-36)
5 Legislative Years (1936-38)
6 Transition Years (1939-42)
7 Academic Years (1943-64)
Postscript
Notes
Bibliography
Acknowledgments
Abbreviations
Index
