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The Making of a Homemaker URL: http://www.sil.si.edu/ondisplay/making-homemaker/ Description: Presentation about comprehensive domestic guidebooks from the 19th century. "These books were primarily aimed at the middle and upper class female, who saw keeping a healthy and happy home her role in life. Not only did they detail the day-to-day activities of a homemaker, but also prescribed the appropriate moral and religious outlooks." Explore book contents on topics such as care of the sick, decorating, etiquette, fashion, and raising children. From the Smithsonian Institution Libraries. LII Topics: Home & Housing, Home Economics Publisher: Smithsonian Institution Libraries LII Database Information: Record 25370 created by Maria Brandt on 01/29/2008 Last modification on 02/05/2008 Published: 02/13/2008 Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/25370 |
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