American Frugal Housewife

American Frugal Housewife

Dedicated to Those Who are Not Ashamed of Economy

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Publication Date: 1st August 1989

First published in 1828, with over thirty-two editions later, author, journalist, and women's rights activist Lydia Maria Child (1802-1880) wrote this popular book as a nineteenth century manual for homemakers. Including interesting recipes, remedies, advice on parenting, and tips for housekeepers, this landmark publication defined a uniquely American approach to homemaking for generations.

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First published in 1828, with over thirty-two editions later, author, journalist, and women's rights activist Lydia Maria Child (1802-1880) wrote this popular book as a nineteenth century manual for homemakers. Including interesting recipes, remedies, advice on parenting, and tips for housekeepers, this landmark publication defined a uniquely American approach to homemaking for generations.

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First published in 1828, with over thirty-two editions later, author, journalist, and women's rights activist Lydia Maria Child (1802-1880) wrote this popular book as a nineteenth century manual for homemakers. Including interesting recipes, remedies, advice on parenting, and tips for housekeepers, this landmark publication defined a uniquely American approach to homemaking for generations.

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  • Pages: 144
  • Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
  • Imprint: Applewood Books
  • Publication Date: 1st August 1989
  • ISBN: 9780918222985
  • Format: Hardcover
  • BISACs:
    FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / General
Author Bio
Lydia Maria Child (1802-1880) was an American abolitionist, women's rights activist, Indian rights activist, novelist, and journalist. Her 1833 book An Appeal in Favor of That Class of Americans Called Africans was the first anti-slavery work printed in America in book form, while her American Frugal Housewife, first published in 1828, was a wildly popular nineteenth-century manual for homemakers. Other works from Child, who is best remembered for her Thanksgiving poem Over the River and Through the Woods, include The Mother's Book, The Girl's Own Book, and The Family Nurse.

First published in 1828, with over thirty-two editions later, author, journalist, and women's rights activist Lydia Maria Child (1802-1880) wrote this popular book as a nineteenth century manual for homemakers. Including interesting recipes, remedies, advice on parenting, and tips for housekeepers, this landmark publication defined a uniquely American approach to homemaking for generations.

  • Pages: 144
  • Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
  • Imprint: Applewood Books
  • Publication Date: 1st August 1989
  • ISBN: 9780918222985
  • Format: Hardcover
  • BISACs:
    FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / General
Lydia Maria Child (1802-1880) was an American abolitionist, women's rights activist, Indian rights activist, novelist, and journalist. Her 1833 book An Appeal in Favor of That Class of Americans Called Africans was the first anti-slavery work printed in America in book form, while her American Frugal Housewife, first published in 1828, was a wildly popular nineteenth-century manual for homemakers. Other works from Child, who is best remembered for her Thanksgiving poem Over the River and Through the Woods, include The Mother's Book, The Girl's Own Book, and The Family Nurse.