The American Woman's Home, Or, Principles of Domestic Science
Being a Guide to the Formation and Maintenance of Economical, Healthful, Beautiful, and Christian Homes
Catharine Esther Beecher, Harriet Beecher Stowe
Published: 1869
Pages: 500
Seeking to elevate the status of domestic work, Beecher and co-author Harriet Beecher Stowe redefine it as labor for which women must be educated. They also offer instruction in the specifics of maintaining a household.