Bauer was a pioneer in American housing reform. Her seminal text Modern Housing reported on economic, political and architectural trends in European housing. While at the United States Housing Authority and the Museum of Modern Art, she curated multiple exhibitions on modern housing. She also advocated tirelessly for the passage of the United States Housing Act of 1937, which aimed to create the first affordable housing program. Bauer married the architect, William Wurster, working with him on housing projects, especially in California. Bauer taught at Harvard and Berkeley and served on the board of numerous national organizations devoted to housing and regional planning, including the National Housing Conference, the Committee on the Hygiene of Housing of the American Public Health Association and the International Federation of Housing and Town Planning.
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