| Description |
xii, 204 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-200) and index. |
| Contents |
Who are the housewives? -- Fuels and fireplaces -- Lighting the home -- Water and drainage -- The workforce -- Cleaning: methods and mixtures -- Laundrywork -- The means of cooking -- Provisioning the household -- Storage and preservation of food -- Meals and mealtimes -- Drinks -- Pastimes and pleasures around the home -- Pastimes and pleasures outside the home -- The housewife in the wider world. |
| Subject |
Housewives -- Great Britain -- History.
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| ISBN |
0312177127 cloth |
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