Investigating how women navigated the streets of global cities in the past.
Throughout history and across cultures, women are seen as destined for the home instead of the street. At the same time, in historic cities worldwide women ventured out regularly to shop, work, pray, and play. This research project investigates the relationship between women and the city street in a time when historians believe restrictions on female movement greatly intensified.
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Who we are
An international team of researchers undertaking this project at the University of Amsterdam.
What we do
Our project analyses the gendering of urban space in the early modern city.
What we learn
Find out about our publications, talks as well as our visualisations and 3D reconstructions.
This project is supported by NWO, the University of Amsterdam, the Amsterdam Centre for Urban History, and the Amsterdam School of Historical Studies.
