"Just a housewife" : the rise and fall of domesticity in America
Housewives constitute a large section of the population, yet they have received very little attention, let alone respect. Glenna Matthews, who herself spent many years as ""just a housewife"" before becoming a scholar of American history, sets out to redress this imbalance. While the male world of work has always received the most respect, Matthews maintains that widespread reverence for the home prevailed in the nineteenth century. The early stages of industrialization made possible a strong tradition of cooking, baking, and sewing that gave women greatsatisfaction and a place in the worl
History
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Contents
Introduction
ONE: The Emergence of a New Ideology
TWO: The Golden Age of Domesticity
THREE: Domestic Feminism and the World Outside the Home
FOUR: Toward an Industrialized Home
FIVE: Darwinism and Domesticity: The Impact of Evolutionary Theory on the Status of the Home
SIX: The Housewife and the Home Economist
SEVEN: Domesticity and the Culture of Consumption
EIGHT: Naming the Problem
Afterword
Notes
Appendix
Index
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