A close up /
The first image in the book depicts a woman builder making repairs to
the roof of Berlin's town hall. Balanced on a ladder high atop the
city, this young woman physically intervenes in the urban built
environment with her hands and tools. A dense and vibrant urban
landscape unfolds beneath her. This extraordinary photograph, taken in
1910, succinctly captures the phenomenon of brave new vistas appearing
before women. As part of a series that documented women in male
professions, the image associated the ascent of women to new
occupations with the vertical rise of Berlin, linking female modernity
directly to that of the city itself.
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