The American Womans Home,  originally published in 1869, was one of the late nineteenth centurys  most important handbooks of domestic advice. The result of a  collaboration by two of the eras most important writers, this book  represents their attempt to direct womens acquisition and use of a  dizzying variety of new household consumer goods available in the  postCivil War economic boom. It updates Catharine Beechers influential Treatise on Domestic Economy (1841) and incorporates domestic writings by Harriet Beecher Stowe first published in The Atlantic in the 1860s.Today, the book can be likened to an anthology of household hints,  with articles on cooking, decorating, housekeeping, child-rearing,  hygiene, gardening, etiquette, and home amusements. The American Womans Home,  almost a bible on domestic topics for Victorian women, illuminates  womens roles a century and a half ago and can be used for comparison  with modern theories on the role of women in the home and in society.  Illustrated with the original engravings, this completely new edition  offers a lively introduction by Nicole Tonkovich and notes linking the  text to important historical, social, and cultural events of the late  nineteenth century

The American Woman's Home: or, Principles of Domestic Science, Being a Guide to the Formation and Maintenance of Economical, Healthful, Beautiful, and ... its men, ideas, and institutions. Series II)

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Harriet Beecher Stowe

Catharine Esther Beecher

Social Sciences

Arno Press

Excerpt from Miss. Beecher's Domestic Receipt-Book: Designed as a Supplement to Her Treatise on Domestic EconomyFirst, to furnish an original collection of receipts, which shall embrace a great variety of simple and well-cooked dishes, designed for every-day comfort and enjoyment.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Miss. Beecher's Domestic Receipt-Book: Designed as a Supplement to Her Treatise on Domestic Economy (Classic Reprint)

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