by Rebecca Solnit — Reposted by Ana Martins, Colleen M. Iversen
#WomensHistoryMonth: The City of Women Map is a fascinating visualization of women’s history and urban transportation. Created by Molly Roy, Rebecca Solnit, and Joshua Jelly-Schapiro, the map renames subway stops after notable women with links to that area, offering an entirely new way to view #NYC.
Reposted by Ana Martins
Reposted by Ana Martins
Some essential (and fascinating) reading on the topic from @shannonmattern.bsky.social. Drinking fountains, she writes, are humble, unsung amenities that provide free access to a vital civic resource: “They have long embodied enduring tensions around public things and their politics and ecologies.”