Illustrated History of the Housewife, 1650-1950

Name: Illustrated History of the Housewife, 1650-1950
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ISBN: 9780312177126

ISBN-10: 0312177127

ISBN-13: 9780312177126

Edition: 1997

Authors: Una A. Robertson

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Book details

List price: $35.00
Copyright year: 1997
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 222
Size: 7.25" wide x 10.25" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.342
Language: English

List of Illustrations
Preface
Acknowledgements
Who are the Housewives?	p. 1
Fuels and Fireplaces	p. 12
Lighting the Home	p. 24
Water and Drainage	p. 37
The Workforce	p. 48
Cleaning: Methods and Mixtures	p. 61
Laundrywork	p. 74
The Means of Cooking	p. 88
Provisioning the Household	p. 101
Storage and Preservation of Food	p. 114
Meals and Mealtimes	p. 125
Drinks	p. 139
Pastimes and Pleasures Around the Home	p. 150
Pastimes and Pleasures Outside the Home	p. 163
The Housewife in the Wider World	p. 176
Notes	p. 189
Further Reading	p. 200
Index	p. 201
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