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More Work For Mother: The Ironies Of Household Technology From The Open Hearth To The Microwave
Ruth Cowan
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Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, facsimiles. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JHBK; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 152 x 230 x 18. Weight in Grams: 444.
In this classic work of women's history (winner of the 1984 Dexter Prize from the Society for the History of Technology), Ruth Schwartz Cowan shows how and why modern women devote as much time to housework as did their colonial sisters. In lively and provocative prose, Cowan explains how the modern conveniences,washing machines, white flour, vacuums, commercial cotton,seemed at first to offer working-class women middle-class standards of comfort. Over time, however, it became clear that these gadgets and gizmos mainly replaced work previously conducted by men, children, and servants. Instead of living lives of leisure, middle-class women found themselves struggling ... Read more
In this classic work of women's history (winner of the 1984 Dexter Prize from the Society for the History of Technology), Ruth Schwartz Cowan shows how and why modern women devote as much time to housework as did their colonial sisters. In lively and provocative prose, Cowan explains how the modern conveniences,washing machines, white flour, vacuums, commercial cotton,seemed at first to offer working-class women middle-class standards of comfort. Over time, however, it became clear that these gadgets and gizmos mainly replaced work previously conducted by men, children, and servants. Instead of living lives of leisure, middle-class women found themselves struggling ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1985
Publisher
Basic Books
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780465047321
SKU
V9780465047321
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99-10
About Ruth Cowan
Ruth Schwartz Cowan is associate professor of history at the State University of New York at Stony Brook.
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