American Woman's Home

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Applewood Books, Mar 25, 2008 - Cooking - 524 pages
Published in 1869 by the indomitable Beecher sisters, The American Woman's Home is remarkable for both its philosophy and its practicality. A pioneering work of scientific kitchen planning, the book's recommendation for specific work areas, built-in cupboards and shelves, and continuous work surfaces are ideals that, while new at the time, are taken for granted today. The work presupposes a servantless home and teaches the homemaker basic skills on how to cope with such inventions as stoves and refrigerators, as well as providing information on healthful food and drink, care of the sick, and care of the home. While the few recipes included are mainly medicinal, this is an important work of social and food history.

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The American Woman's Home: Or, Principles of Domestic Science; Being a Guide ...
Catharine Esther Beecher,Harriet Beecher Stowe
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The American Woman's Home
Catharine Esther Beecher,Harriet Beecher Stowe
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American Woman's Home
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About the author (2008)

Catharine Esther Beecher was born on September 6, 1800 in East Hampton, New York to Roxana Foote and Reverend Lyman Beecher. A prominent educator and author, Beecher advocated for the rigorous education of women and for the elevation of their role within the domestic sphere. She was the author of numerous works on domestic management, founded five schools, and formed The American Woman's Educational Aossication (1852) and The Ladies Society for Promoting Education in the West. Catharine Beecher died in Emira, New York on May 12, 1878. Catharine Esther Beecher was born on September 6, 1800 in East Hampton, New York to Roxana Foote and Reverend Lyman Beecher. A prominent educator and author, Beecher advocated for the rigorous education of women and for the elevation of their role within the domestic sphere. She was the author of numerous works on domestic management, founded five schools, and formed The American Woman's Educational Aossication (1852) and The Ladies Society for Promoting Education in the West. Catharine Beecher died in Emira, New York on May 12, 1878.

Bibliographic information

TitleAmerican Woman's Home
Applewood Bks
Cooking in America Series
AuthorsCatharine Beecher, Harriet Beecher Stowe
Editionillustrated
PublisherApplewood Books, 2008
ISBN1429011114, 9781429011112
Length524 pages
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Cooking / Reference
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