Abstract
The article is dedicated to the problem of the position of women in cities and to creation and formation of “women’s spaces” in the United States in 1960-1980.
 Following the development of the second wave of feminism, we focused the attention not only on the movement for civil rights itself but also on the activities of organizations and women who were trying to improve the living conditions of female citizens.
 Prisoners in their homes, women have always been associated more with the suburbs than with the cities themselves. They were never seen as citizens, but rather as rare guests in this urban space.
 In order to make cities more women-friendly, feminists began to create exclusive women’s spaces that would help women not only get out from their house-arrest but also solve difficult life situations. Shelters, women’s health centers, women’s libraries, book clubs and kindergartens – all of these new spaces helped an American woman move out of the alienation spaces of their houses and gain new opportunities for self-development.
Highlights
If we consider the situation in general that took place in the second half of the 20th century, we could see some improvement in the social position of women in cities
In 1977 issued a “Selected Guide to Women’s Resources” that provide a list of numerous women’s spaces and services, mainly in Boston that was a centre of feminist movement of that time (Spain, 2016)
Kinder Care houses could be considered as women’s spaces in the cities for two reasons: women made the majority of workers there, and they were made for women who were at the labour force and could not stay
Summary
If we consider the situation in general that took place in the second half of the 20th century, we could see some improvement in the social position of women in cities. Opened a hundred years before the Second Wave in 1877 on Boylston Street in order to provide a possibility for economic and intellectual independence for elite and middle-class women They were active members of the community and influenced positive improvements in water and air quality, public health and children welfare. Here it is necessary to mention that they were fighting for women’s rights and took an active part in other movements in the cities such as protests against Vietnam war, discrimination of black and gay people. NBFO that was established in 1973 by Florence Kennedy and Margaret Sloan protests against all these forms of discrimination including those members of the Feminist movement who were racists going against women of colour They were focusing their efforts on the reproductive and mental health of black women, campaigning against sterilization abuse and for the right for safe abortions. They founded the National Black Women’s Health Project (NBWHP) in 1983 (Spain, 2016)
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