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A world of unmentionable suffering: Women’s public conveniences in Victorian London
- Author/s:
- Barbara Penner
- Summary:
- This paper, published in Journal of Design History, considers the following two points: first, how the design and siting of a women's lavatory is not a neutral act but one that is shaped by historically and culturally specific notions; and second, how an everyday space such as a public lavatory actively positions (and re-positions) its users in relation to the existing power structure, providing an opportunity for small resistances to the status quo to occur.
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- 2001 [et_pb_section fb_built="1" _builder_version="4.8.2" _module_preset="default" background_color="rgba(229,229,229,0.52)" custom_margin="50px||50px||false|false" border_radii="on|15px|15px|15px|15px" box_shadow_style="preset4" box_shadow_spread="-3px" box_shadow_color="#f15a62" locked="off"][et_pb_row _builder_version="4.8.2" _module_preset="default" custom_margin="auto|50px|0px|50px|false|false"][et_pb_column type="4_4" _builder_version="4.8.2" _module_preset="default"][et_pb_text _builder_version="4.8.2" _module_preset="default"]A World of Unmentionable Suffering: Women's Public Conveniences in Victorian London Author/s:1
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- GenderHistoryPublic Toilets
- Type:
- Academic Paper
