Science of Housework

The Home and Public Health, 1880-1940

Häftad, Engelska, 2024

Av Ann Oakley, Ann (UCL Social Research Institute) Oakley

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In an era of pandemic infection, the importance of hygiene at home and in public spaces has never been greater. This book recaptures the buried history of the household science movement, including domestic science teaching, public health, higher education for women and the scientific content and aims of domestic science courses. It explores how it was viewed in the context of new public health concerns and as a driver to opening higher education to women, raising questions about the legacy and modern relevance of the household science movement.

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Utgivningsdatum2024-07-25
Mått156 x 234 x 19 mm
Vikt410 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor266
FörlagBristol University Press
ISBN9781447369622

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Ann Oakley is Professor of Sociology and Social Policy at the UCL Social Research Institute. A social researcher for 60 years, and author of many academic publications, she is also well known for her biography, autobiography and fiction. Her books include The Sociology of Housework, From Here to Maternity and The Men's Room which was serialised by the BBC in 1991, and most recently Forgotten Wives (Policy Press, 2021).

Prologue: My life in housework1. Introduction: From the sociology to the science of housework2. Gender and germs: housework today3. Teaching girls about housework4. Sweeping science into the home5. This man- made world6. Lectures for ladies7. Alice through the cooking class8. Transatlantic experiments9. Sources of power10. White subjects: domestic science in the colonies and other places11. Legacies and meaningsAppendix: List of characters