The women's movement had a great influence on the history of planning and building in Germany. The authors show contributions of women to the housing reform and the architectural debate in the time of the great awakening and the programmatic drafts. In this way, they add a chapter to the history of planning and building in Germany. From the contents Female housing care - Social housing policy before World War I - Housing care and housing education in the Weimar Republic Rationalization of the single household - Technification and housewife education before and in World War I - New kitchen - New apartment in the Weimar Republic Centralization of housekeeping - Single-kitchen houses before World War I - Communal facilities in the Weimar Republic Cooperatives and housing for working women - Homes and clubs before World War I - Construction of single.