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
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.