Maxine Kurtz

Maxine Kurtz (17 October 1921 - 4 November 2008^[1] ) was an American city planner.

When Kurtz became the director of the Denver Planning Office in 1947, she became the first woman to direct the planning department of a major American city. Kurtz is also known for persuading the government of Denver and its neighboring suburbs to enter a historic water sharing agreement in return for concessions in sanitation, zoning and building.^[2]

Kurtz was the author of two books about her experiences in city planning and human rights:

Invisible Cage, A Memoir (2005)
City of Destiny: Denver in the Making, with Ralph Conant

References

↑ "Maxine Kurtz Obituary". obitsforlife.com. Retrieved 8 November 2013.
↑ Felbinger, Claire L.; Wendy A. Haynes (2004). Outstanding Women in Public Administration. M.E. Sharpe. p. 200. ISBN 0-7656-1368-9.

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[1] "Maxine Kurtz Obituary". obitsforlife.com. Retrieved 8 November 2013.

[Outstanding_Women_in_Public_Administration-2] Felbinger, Claire L.; Wendy A. Haynes (2004). Outstanding Women in Public Administration. M.E. Sharpe. p. 200. ISBN 0-7656-1368-9.