Links and Articles

Find out more about women’s history and the built environment with the resources below.

Articles

The Further Adventures of Mary Lacy (598kb)
The story of an 18th century female shipwright and builder, and the houses she built in Deptford that survive to this day.

Reproduced with permission from The Georgian Group Journal Vol X 2000

Links

Gender and the Built Environment
Gendersite provides a route to all the information needed to gain a better understanding of gender issues in the built environment. The site lists books, bibliographies, broadcasts, conference papers, journals, reports, unpublished PhDs and more.

The Women's Library
The Women's Library is a cultural centre housing the most extensive collection of women's history in the UK. Access is free and open to everyone.