Jane Jacobs

ABC Gotham by ABC Gotham

Jul 23, 201444:35Society & Culture

Activist, journalist, and groundbreaking outsider who shook up the field of urban planning: Jane Jacobs is one woman you definitely want to know more about. Sometimes credited with bringing down Robert Moses (learn about...

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