Alice Constance Austin was born to Benjamin Austin and Ellen Mary Wood in 1868 in Santa Barbara, California. She was an architect, city planner, radical feminist, socialist, and designer. Her most famous proposal at Llano del Rio, though never fully realized, greatly impacted later city designs and architectural planning. In 1935, Austin published her book The Next Step; How to Plan for Beauty, Comfort, and Peace with Great Savings Effected by the Reduction of Waste, discussing socialism, difficulties with the Llano del Rio project, and some of her other ideas on planning. Her feminist efforts in the history of city planning have gone so far as to influence the development of modern day issues such as minimum wage, social security, low cost housing, welfare, and universal healthcare.
Read more about Alice Constance Austin: Llano Del Rio, City Planning and Modern Feminist Design
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