The light of the home
Subtitle: an intimate view of the lives of women in Victorian America
By: Harvey Green, with the assistance of Mary-Ellen Perry ; with illustrations from the Margaret Woodbury Strong Museum.
Contributors: Perry, Mary-Ellen.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Pantheon Books
Published: 1983
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 205
Subjects: Women -- United States -- History -- 19th century.; Home economics -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
Description: Chapters on courtship, marriage, motherhood, housework, decorating, health, leisure, and religion evoke the livesof Victorian women.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.