Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Porches & Charlie Brown

> It appears that the form of housing we call home just started around 1400 in
> Amsterdam-and there was a progressive evolutionary process that went on until
> 1946- in 1946 the progress ended when  suburbian houses were stripped of
> their female qualities. 
> I'll post it - if folks in this conference are interested. 

I'm interested -- damn, I just want to know what the "female qualities"
of a house are.  Let's see -- covered welcoming alcove porches...  ok...
Electrical plugs... (so, I'm a geek...;)...  Beyond this, the mind
simply boggles.

Shava Nerad
shava [at] ns.uoregon.edu
/* if anyone was wondering, it's short for Elisheva, which is the Hebrew
   original of Elizabeth, and I am, and was born so, female...;) */

Re: Porches & Charlie Brown	<– Date –> <– Thread –>
From: Shava Nerad (shavanetwork-services.uoregon.edu)
Date: Tue, 29 Aug 1995 13:50:41 -0500