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Title: The American Woman's Home
Author: Catherine E. Beecher and Harriet Beecher Stowe, 1869
File: Free Book, PDF 1.39 MB, 281 pages

Review
Perhaps the bible for domestic living of the late 1800's. This extensive texts (just look at the table of contents) covers nearly every aspect of domestic life for the time. Harriet Beecher Stowe is also the author of Uncle Tom's Cabin and other famous books.

Learn more about Harriet Beecher Stowe at Wikipedia
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Link to Scanned PDF of original text at MSU Libraries Digital Collections

Table of Contents

• Introduction
• The Christian Family
• A Christian House
• A Heathful Home
• Scientific Domestic Ventilation
• Stoves, Furnaces and Chimneys
• Home Decoration
• The Care of Health
• Domestic Excersize
• Healthful Food
• Healthful Drink
• Cleanliness
• Clothing
• Good Cooking
• Early Rising
• Domestic Matters
• Good Temper in Housekeeping
• Habits of System and Order
• Giving in Charity
• Economy of Time and Expenses
• Health of Mind
• The Care of Infants
• The Management of Young Children
• Domestic Amusements and Social Duties
• Care of the Aged
• The Care of Servants
• Care of the Sick
• Accidents and Antidotes
• Sewing, Cutting and Mending
• Fires and Lights
• The Care of Rooms
• The Care of Yards and Gardens
• The Propogation of Plants
• The Cultivation of Fruits
• The Care of Domestic Animals
• Earth Closets
• Warming and Ventilation
• Care of the Homeless, the Helpless, and the Vicious
• The Christian Neighborhood
• Appeal to American Women
• Glossary of Words and References