More Work For Mother : The Ironies Of Household Technology From The Open Hearth To The Microwave
by
Ruth Cowan
Book Details
Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
0465047327
ISBN-13
9780465047321
Publisher
Basic Books
Imprint
Basic Books
Country of Manufacture
US
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Mar 11th, 1985
Print length
288 Pages
Weight
346 grams
Dimensions
15.20 x 23.00 x 1.80 cms
Product Classification:
Gender studies: womenSociology: family & relationshipsSociology: work & labour
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In this classic work of women's history (winner of the 1984 Dexter Prize from the Society for the History of Technology), Ruth Schwartz Cowan shows how and why modern women devote as much time to housework as did their colonial sisters. In lively and provocative prose, Cowan explains how the modern conveniences,washing machines, white flour, vacuums, commercial cotton,seemed at first to offer working-class women middle-class standards of comfort. Over time, however, it became clear that these gadgets and gizmos mainly replaced work previously conducted by men, children, and servants. Instead of living lives of leisure, middle-class women found themselves struggling to keep up with ever higher standards of cleanliness.
In this classic work of women's history (winner of the 1984 Dexter Prize from the Society for the History of Technology), Ruth Schwartz Cowan shows how and why modern women devote as much time to housework as did their colonial sisters. In lively and provocative prose, Cowan explains how the modern conveniences—washing machines, white flour, vacuums, commercial cotton—seemed at first to offer working-class women middle-class standards of comfort. Over time, however, it became clear that these gadgets and gizmos mainly replaced work previously conducted by men, children, and servants. Instead of living lives of leisure, middle-class women found themselves struggling to keep up with ever higher standards of cleanliness.
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