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100 1 _aRavenhill, Alice,
_d1859-1952
245 1 0 _aHousehold Administration, Its Place in the Higher Education of Women
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2011
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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500 _aRelease date is 2011-07-19
505 0 _aIntroduction: a brief historical sketch of woman's position on the family / Catherine Schiff -- The place of biology in the equipment of women / Wenona Hoskyns-Abrahall -- Science in the household / Mrs. W.N. Shaw -- The economic relations of the household / Mabel Atkinson -- Some relations of sanitary science to family life and individual efficiency / Alice Ravenhill -- Modern woman and the domestic arts: Needlework and dressmaking / Mrs. R.W. Eddison. Housecraft / Maud R. Taylor.
508 _aProduced by Katherine Ward, Jonathan Ingram, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
520 _a"Household Administration, Its Place in the Higher Education of Women" edited by Alice Ravenhill and Catherine J. Schiff is an educational publication written in the early 20th century. This work aims to highlight the significance of household administration in the context of modern women's education, advocating for a scientific understanding of domestic roles to foster independence and efficiency in home management. The book emphasizes the need for women to receive specialized training in domestic arts to handle the increasing complexities of household management in contemporary society. The opening of the book presents a preface outlining its primary objectives: to define the relevance of household administration, to advocate for adequate preparation for those undertaking these responsibilities, and to promote the recognition of domestic arts as an educated discipline rather than mere instinct. The authors argue for the necessity of organized instruction in household sciences to adapt to evolving social, industrial, and educational demands. They assert that women must not only be proficient in managing households but also be equipped with scientific knowledge to navigate their roles effectively, thereby enhancing their contributions to family life and society. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aHome economics
653 _aWomen -- Education
700 1 _aSchiff, Catherine J.
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/36781
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