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This issue of The PLEA has barely plunged into how the law relates to washrooms. Below are many of the sources used for this issue of The PLEA. Exploring some of them will help you further understand the law’s ever-present role in our lives. Check them out!
British bathroom fixture manufacturer Twyford Bathrooms developed this detailed timeline for the 400th anniversary of the flush toilet’s invention.
www.twyfordbathrooms.com/company/~/media/Twyford/Files/thedevelopmentoftheflushingtoilet.ashx
Brian Pedigo’s research paper examines American legal precedents related to preventing people from using the bathroom.
http://pedigolaw.com/assets/files/PDFs/Bathroom%20Rights.pdf
Jennifer Levi and Daniel Redman examine the discrimination transgendered people face when using public washrooms.
http://digitalcommons.law.wne.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1218&context=facschol
This Government of Saskatchewan pamphlet outlines the requirements for barrier-free washrooms.
http://www.publications.gov.sk.ca/details.cfm?p=10541
Stephen Halliday’s book examines the obstacles and successes that civil engineers, government, and citizens faced when constructing a sewage system for Victorian London.
The History Press, 2001
This feature from the United Kingdom’s public broadcaster uses primary source documents to frame a discussion about historical sewage issues facing London.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-12847529
Ernest L. Sabine’s 1934 examination of official and private documents brings to light the history of private toilet facilities.
www.personal.leeds.ac.uk/~cen6ddm/History/MediaevalLatrines.pdf
This non-profit educational website provides history about the development of sewers over the past 5,500 years, including a wide array of outside links.
