{"product_id":"catharine-beecher-a-study-in-american-domesticity-paperback","title":"Catharine Beecher: A Study in American Domesticity - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKathryn Kish Sklar\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlthough she is often remembered only as the sister of Harriet Beecher Stowe and Henry Ward Beecher, there was a time in Catharine Beecher's life when she was more widely known than any member of her eminent family. A pioneering teacher, a writer on moral and religious topics, and an avid publicist for women's education, her name became a household word in the 1840s because of the enormous success of her \u003cem\u003eTreatise on Domestic Economy\u003c\/em\u003e. This comprehensive guide to all aspects of domestic self-management was part of her effort to create a female domain from which cultural power could be exercised. In the recent reassessment of the historical experience of women, the middle decades of the last century have emerged as a critical period: the movement for women's rights was born, and the genteel cult of the lady and the encumbering customs of domesticity took hold. Present-day attitudes about the family and images of masculine and feminine roles are still strongly shaped by nineteenth-century ideas. \u003cem\u003eCatherine Beecher: A Study in American Domesticity\u003c\/em\u003e examines that era through the life of one of its major protagonists. It offers new insights into the shifting contours of the nineteenth-century female experience and is a signal contribution to the intellectual and social history of the period.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 380\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.81 x 8.07 x 5.03 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 23, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51751042384160,"sku":"9780393008128","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/246a2f6bdb8f6837dc04e6e733d6de7b.webp?v=1779962973","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/catharine-beecher-a-study-in-american-domesticity-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}