{"product_id":"the-american-womans-home-paperback-softback-9780813530796","title":"The American Woman's Home (Paperback \/ softback) 9780813530796","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe American Woman's Home\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eCatharine E. Beecher (Author), Harriet Beecher Stowe (Author), Nicole Tonkovich (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780813530796\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 1 June 2002\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e440 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 3 cm, 0.626 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eStudents of nineteenth-century domestic life, and libraries that cater to them, will want to have a copy of this volume in their collection.\u003c\/div\u003e (Documentary Editing (December 2002)) \u003cdiv\u003eA valuable book made conveniently available.\u003c\/div\u003e (Choice)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe American Womans Home\u003c\/i\u003e, 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 \u003ci\u003eTreatise on Domestic Economy\u003c\/i\u003e (1841) and incorporates domestic writings by Harriet Beecher Stowe first published in \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e in the 1860s. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eToday, 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. \u003ci\u003eThe American Womans Home\u003c\/i\u003e, 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\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e Selected Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e A Note on the Text\u003cbr\u003e THE AMERICAN WOMAN'S HOME\u003cbr\u003e Explanatory Notes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Rutgers University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52559283454232,"sku":"9780813530796","price":26.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-american-womans-home-paperback-softback-9780813530796","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}