Selling Mrs. Consumer : Christine Frederick and the rise of household efficiency /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Rutherford, Janice Williams, 1942-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Athens, Ga. : University of Georgia Press, ©2003.
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Only a girl
  • 2. Drudgifying housework
  • 3. The rise of home economics and scientific management
  • 4. Conceiving a career
  • 5. Promoting industry to save the home
  • 6. Expounding the business ethic
  • 7. Accommodating progressivism
  • 8. A world wide lecturer
  • 9. Reframing women's role in the twenties
  • 10. Becoming Mrs. Consumer
  • 11. Private life
  • 12. Selling out Mrs. Consumer
  • 13. The twilight of a career
  • 14. Re-creation and legacy.