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Author Green, Harvey, 1946-

Title The light of the home : an intimate view of the lives of women in Victorian America / Harvey Green, with the assistance of Mary-Ellen Perry ; with illustrations from the Margaret Woodbury Strong Museum.

Publication Info. New York : Pantheon Books, [1983]
©1983
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Location Call No. Status
 Avon Free Public Library - Adult Department  305.4 GREEN    Check Shelf
 Granby, Main Library - Adult  305.4 GRE    Check Shelf
 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  305.409 G797L    Check Shelf
Edition First edition.
Description xv, 205 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents "A Woman's Calling": Courtship and Marriage -- Madonna in the Nursery: The Cult of Motherhood -- Cleanliness and Godliness: The Tyranny of Housework -- Piano in the Parlor: Decorating the Home -- The Temple of Virtue: Health in Body and Mind -- Cycling and the Social Graces: The New Leisure -- A Home in Heaven: Religion, Death, and Mourning.
Subject Women -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
Home economics -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
Added Author Perry, Mary-Ellen.
Other Form: Online version: Green, Harvey, 1946- Light of the home. 1st ed. New York : Pantheon Books, c1983 (OCoLC)652195561
ISBN 0394527461
9780394527468
039471329X paperback
9780394713298 paperback
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