Much of the advice literature perpetuated the idea that mothers and wives were largely responsible for the frugality and financial security of their families, blaming women’s wastefulness of family resources as a major cause of debt. In the Wylie’s…
Featured in the Wylie’s 1856 May edition of “Godey’s Lady’s Book”, the short-story “Is She Happy” by Katherine Dean captured the religiously charged and composed experience of loss and mourning, while also marking the deep attachment of mother and…
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The real experience of mothering existed somewhere between the letters and advise literature. Rebecca Wylie’s copy of Mrs. Hale’s New Book of Cookery and Complete Housekeeper exemplifies this blending. The recipe and remedy advice book, written by…
This beautifully illustrated children’s book features the short story, “Beautiful Hands”, which tells the tale of young schoolgirl. At school, a classmate tells the girl that her hands are filthy from domestic work. The young girl’s school teacher…
First published in 1829 as The Frugal Housewife, this work of Lydia Maria Child continued to be influential throughout the nineteenth century. Authors, like Child, stressed the necessity of domestic education, and emphasized the importance of…
Originally published in 1837, this work of Lydia Maria Child continued to be influential throughout the nineteenth century. Authors, like Child, emphasized a new ideology of “scientific motherhood” that emphasized a necessity of reliance on medical…