Maxine Kurtz
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Maxine Kurtz is an American
city planner. She became head of the Denver Planning Office in 1947 and was the first woman to organize and direct the planning department of a major American city. She 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.
Kurtz is the author of two books about her experiences in city planning and human rights:
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city planner. She became head of the Denver Planning Office in 1947 and was the first woman to organize and direct the planning department of a major American city. She 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.
Kurtz is 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