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Analysis Of Janice Metzger's What Would Jane Say?

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Janice Metzger’s What Would Jane Say? carefully examines and critiques Daniel Burnham’s Plan of Chicago (1907), assessing the various flaws embedded in one of America’s most noted document on city-planning. The author crafts her argument by comparing the efforts and values of Jane Addams and local social activists in Chicago to Daniel Burnham and his team of prominent businessmen. In addition, Metzger supports her ideas using text documents within the time period. Metzger repeatedly chastises the Burnham and the Commercial Club’s narrow perspective/approach on improving urbanized Chicago due to their failure to outline a city that was reflective of all Chicago residents, and one that benefited the welfare of the people. Throughout Metzger’s
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