That box garden you just walked by or on the front of your house was more than decor — women were once engaged in "window box activism" ...

Sonja Dümpelmann is a historian of landscapes and the built environment who lived in Philly from 2019 to 2023. During this time, she researched how female reformers and activists in Philadelphia in ...

It’s that time of year when Philadelphia row home owners with a green thumb fastidiously attend to their window boxes – ...

The 20th century window-box activism drew the attention of sociologists and other national and international observers, especially because it brought white and Black residents together during the ...