 OUPblog  Mary Kingsbury Simkhovitch’s fight for affordable housing [timeline] Mary Kingsbury Simkhovitch—featured as a “Wonder Woman of History” in a series produced by DC Comics—was a key figure in America’s settlement house movement. Throughout the early twentieth century, she spearheaded efforts to improve living conditions for immigrants and the disadvantaged in American cities. Her lifelong advocacy for public housing and urban reform remains urgently relevant almost seventy-five years after her death. Discover Mary K. Simkhovitch’s extraordinary legacy with our interactive timeline below. Featured image provided by Betty Boyd Caroli. OUPblog - Academic insights for the thinking world. 
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