{"product_id":"just-a-housewife-glenna-matthews-9780195059250","title":"Just a Housewife: The Rise and Fall of Domesticity in America","description":"Housewives constitute a large section of the population, yet they have received very little attention, let alone respect. Glenna Matthews, who herself spent many years as \"just a housewife\" before becoming a scholar of American history, sets out to redress this imbalance.\u003cbr\u003e While the male world of work has always received the most respect, Matthews maintains that widespread reverence for the home prevailed in the nineteenth century. The early stages of industrialization made possible a strong tradition of cooking, baking, and sewing that gave women great satisfaction and a place in the world. Viewed as the center of republican virtue, the home also played an important religious role. Examining novels, letters, popular magazines, and cookbooks, Matthews seeks to depict what women had and what they have lost in modern times. She argues that the culture of professionalism in the late nineteenth century and the culture of consumption that came to fruition in the 1920s combined to kill off the \"cult of domesticity.\" This important, challenging book sheds new light on a central aspect of human experience: the essential task of providing a society's nurture and daily maintenance.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Glenna Matthews\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0195059255\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780195059250\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/11\/1989\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.89lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.56h x 5.56w x 0.73d","brand":"Glenna Matthews","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44054639280383,"sku":"9780195059250","price":48.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_59d2543c-a81b-4dbf-afb1-503dc753c631.jpg?v=1685031122","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/just-a-housewife-glenna-matthews-9780195059250","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}