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Women at home in Victorian America: a social history
Women at home in Victorian America: a social history
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Plante, Ellen M
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c1997
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Advice to young ladies.
Courtship and marriage.
The dutiful wife.
The high priestess of the home.
Victorian houses and home spaces.
Home decoration.
Motherhood.
Children and child care.
The victorian family.
Proper etiquette and deportment.
Entertaining and socializing.
Fashion and beauty.
Domestic chores.
Handiwork and ornamental needlework. -Home crafts and leisurely pursuits.
Sickness and health.
Old age, death and the afterlife.
Mourning rituals.
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History
Middle class women
Middle class women -- United States -- History -- 19th century
Middle class women -- United States -- Social conditions
Social conditions
Social life and customs
United States -- Social life and customs -- 19th century
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9780816033928
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