Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
A history of European women's work A history of European women's work Deborah Simonton The paid and unpaid work of women in Europe has been and is hugely diverse - from schools to offices, factories to domestic service, dairies to hospitals and much more. The work patterns have fluctua… OL1836527W
The short life and long times of Mrs. Beeton The short life and long times of Mrs. Beeton Kathryn Hughes Mrs. Beeton, the original "Martha Stewart", faced difficult times on the road to publishing her book of household hints. This book relates the history of lawsuits and scandals she endured with telli… OL1974020W
A 1950s housewife A 1950s housewife Sheila M. Hardy Being a housewife in the 1950s was quite a different experience to today. This book collects heartwarming personal anecdotes from women who embarked on married life during this fascinating postwar pe… OL24273011W
Isabella and Sam Isabella and Sam Sarah Freeman This biography of the British couple tells of Isabella Beeton's classic books on household management and cookery under her husbands imprint. The couple's literary partnership existed between husband… OL4516890W
A Medieval Home Companion A Medieval Home Companion Tania Bayard A window into the daily life of a medieval household, originally written as instructions for a young wife from her husband--with more than fifty medieval woodcuts and printed in two colors throughout. OL5477529W
The light of the home The light of the home Mary Ellen Perry,Harvey Green Chapters on courtship, marriage, motherhood, housework, decorating, health, leisure, and religion evoke the livesof Victorian women. OL548151W