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More Work for Mother

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More Work for Mother

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In this classic work of women's history (winner of the 1984 Dexter Prize from the Society for the History of Technology), Ruth Schwartz Cowan shows how and why modern women devote as much time to housework as did their colonial sisters. In lively and provocative prose, Cowan explains how the modern conveniences,washing machines, white flour, vacuums, commercial cotton,seemed at first to offer working-class women middle-class standards of comfort. Over time, however, it became clear that these gadgets and gizmos mainly replaced work previously conducted by men, children, and servants. Instead of living lives of leisure, middle-class women found themselves struggling to keep up with ever higher standards of cleanliness.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
288
Release Date:
1985-03-11
Publication Date:
1985-02-18
Publisher:
Basic Books
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0465047327
ISBN13:
9780465047321
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
471 g
Height:
152 cm
Width:
229 cm
Thickness:
18 cm
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