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The rise and fall of Monica Felton, British town planner and peace activist, 1930s to 1950s

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This article reflects growing academic interest in the careers and historical significance of professional women town planners, an interest clearly registered in Planning Perspectives and other publications. Unlike other women town planners, however, the career of Monica Felton remains largely obscure. It was certainly short-lived, beginning as it did on the London County Council in 1937 and ending spectacularly while she was Chairman of Stevenage Development Corporation in 1951. Felton became an outcast from both her profession and her country when she gave up on new town development to campaign against British and American involvement in the Korean War in 1951. This article emphasizes her distinctive contribution to the evolving roles of women in British town planning during the mid-twentieth century and shows how this contribution was obscured by her fall from grace.

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  • Mark Clapson, 2015. "The rise and fall of Monica Felton, British town planner and peace activist, 1930s to 1950s," Planning Perspectives, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 30(2), pages 211-229, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:rppexx:v:30:y:2015:i:2:p:211-229
    DOI: 10.1080/02665433.2014.950686
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