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The light of the home: an intimate view of the lives of women in Victorian America
The light of the home: an intimate view of the lives of women in Victorian America
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Green, Harvey, 1946-
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Pantheon Books
Publication Date
c1983
Language
English
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1. "A woman's calling": courtship and marriage.
2. Madonna in the nursery: the cult of motherhood.
3. Cleanliness and godliness: the tyranny of housework.
4. Piano in the parlor: decorating the home.
5. The temple of virtue: health in body and mind.
6. Cycling and the social graces: the new leisure.
7. A home in heaven: religion, death, and mourning. 8. Epilogue.
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History
Home economics
Home economics -- United States -- History -- 19th century
Women
Women -- United States -- History -- 19th century
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Contributors
Perry, Mary-Ellen
ISBN
039471329
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