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Victorian London's middle-class housewife : what she did all day

Author: Yaffa Draznin
Publisher: Westport, Conn : Greenwood Press, 2001.
Series: Contributions in women's studies, no. 179.
Edition/Format:   Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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Draznin, Yaffa, 1922-
Victorian London's middle-class housewife.
Westport, Conn : Greenwood Press, 2001
(OCoLC)647121354
Material Type: Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: Yaffa Draznin
ISBN: 0313313997 9780313313998
OCLC Number: 42690247
Description: xvi, 227 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Contents: The MCMW's Background, 1850-1875 --
Growing Up Female in Mid-Century England --
Greater London in 1875: A Resident's View --
The MCMW's Spouse and the Couple's First Home --
The Matron's Appearance: Her Looks and Her Clothing --
The Reality: Life in Greater London, 1875-1900 --
The Housewife as Lowly Domestic: Cleaning the House and Doing the Laundry --
The Housewife as Specialized Domestic: Preparing the Meals and Clothing the Family --
The Housewife as Employer: Managing the Servants --
The Housewife as Financial Manager: Balancing the Budget --
The Housewife in Her Maternal Role: As Bride, Potential Mother, and Pregnant Wife --
The Matron as Guardian of the Family's Health --
The Matron as Nurturer of the Children: Early Child Care and Education --
The Matron as Social Secretary and Activities Coordinator --
The Matron as Morals Arbiter: Managing the Family's Religious and Charitable Obligations --
The Matron as Her Own Person: Satisfying Personal Needs Within and Outside the Home --
The Middle-Class Housewife as Shopper: The Emergence of Late-Nineteenth-Century "Consumerism" --
The End of the Century: Conclusion --
London in 1900: A World City Reluctant to Change --
The Middle-Class Housewife in 1900: Inadvertent Agent for Change --
Victorian Money.
Series Title: Contributions in women's studies, no. 179.
Responsibility: Yaffa Claire Draznin.

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