Betty Boyd Caroli
Historian and author of A Slumless America: Mary K. Simkhovitch and the Dream of Affordable Housing, with expertise in women's history and urban social reform who discusses her new book and research on Mary K. Simkhovitch.
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Jan 28, 2026 • 60min
Betty Boyd Caroli, "A Slumless America: Mary K. Simkhovitch and the Dream of Affordable Housing" (Oxford UP, 2026)
Betty Boyd Caroli, historian and author known for biographies and women's history, tells the story of Mary K. Simkhovitch, a pioneering settlement-house leader and public housing advocate. She traces Greenwich House, European influences on housing ideas, Simkhovitch’s role in New Deal public housing, and the lasting relevance of her reform work to today’s housing debates.
Jan 28, 2026 • 60min
Betty Boyd Caroli, "A Slumless America: Mary K. Simkhovitch and the Dream of Affordable Housing" (Oxford UP, 2026)
Betty Boyd Caroli, historian and biographer of American social history, tells the life of Mary K. Simkhovitch, a settlement-house leader and early public housing advocate. They explore Greenwich House, Simkhovitch’s turn from European study to housing reform, her role in early federal housing policy, and the design and legacy of New Deal public housing projects.
