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Book/Printed Material The Woman's book, dealing practically with the modern conditions of home-life, self-support, education, opportunties, and every-day problems

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Title

  • The Woman's book, dealing practically with the modern conditions of home-life, self-support, education, opportunties, and every-day problems

Created / Published

  • New York, C. Scribner's sons, 1894.

Contents

  • I. Occupations for women, by P. G. Hubert, jr. Women in their business affairs, by W. O. Stoddard. The principles of housekeeping, by Lillian W. Betts. Society and social usages, by Constance C. Harrison. The aesthetics of dress, by Eva W. McGlasson. Dress from a practical standpoint, by several writers. Hygiene in the home, by J. W. Roosevelt. The training of children, by Kate D. Wiggin. The education of women, by Lyman Abbott. Books and reading, by T. W. Higginson. The art of travel, by Elizabeth Bisland.--II. The home grounds, by Samuel Parsons, jr. The flower garden, by J. N. Gerard. House building, by Helen C. Candee. House decoration and furnishing, by Mary G. Humphreys. Women's opportunties in town and country, by Mary C. Jones. Woman's handiwork, by Constance C. Harrison. Supplementary information, by various writers.

Headings

  • -  Women--Employment
  • -  Home economics
  • -  Women--Social and moral questions
  • -  Interior decoration

Notes

  • -  Appendix, v. 2, gives bibliographies on various subjects treated in the text.

Medium

  • 2 v. col. front., illus. (part col.) col. plates, forms. 25 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • HQ1221 .W8

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 09006931

OCLC Number

  • 2471090

Online Format

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  • pdf

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The Woman's book, dealing practically with the modern conditions of home-life, self-support, education, opportunties, and every-day problems. New York, C. Scribner's sons, 1894. Pdf. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/09006931/.

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(1894) The Woman's book, dealing practically with the modern conditions of home-life, self-support, education, opportunties, and every-day problems. New York, C. Scribner's sons. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/09006931/.

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The Woman's book, dealing practically with the modern conditions of home-life, self-support, education, opportunties, and every-day problems. New York, C. Scribner's sons, 1894. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/09006931/>.