The American Frugal Housewife. Dedicated to Those Who Are Not Ashamed of Economy

Title

The American Frugal Housewife. Dedicated to Those Who Are Not Ashamed of Economy

Subject

Home economics.
Cooking.

Description

Originally published in 1829, this domestic manual, The American Frugal Housewife, contains Child’s household hints, cheap recipes, and budgeting information. It is unique in that she wrote it for lower and middle class women. In her introduction Child’s states: "Books of this kind have usually been written for the wealthy: I have written for the poor ...I have attempted to teach how money can be saved, not how it can be enjoyed."

Creator

Child, Lydia Maria (1802-1880)

Source

Frontispice
Title page

Publisher

Boston: American Stationers' Company

Date

1836

Files

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Citation

Child, Lydia Maria (1802-1880), “The American Frugal Housewife. Dedicated to Those Who Are Not Ashamed of Economy,” DeGolyer Library Exhibits, accessed March 29, 2024, https://degolyer.omeka.net/items/show/35.