The American Woman's Home, Or, Principles of Domestic Science Being a Guide to the Formation and Maintenance of Economical, Healthful, Beautiful, and Christian Homes

This volume on the domestic sciences was co-authored by Harriet Beecher Stowe and her elder sister, Catharine Beecher, an educator and reformer who was instrumental in Beecher Stowe's rearing and education after the loss of their mother when Beecher Stowe was five years old. This book contains advice on everything from religion to chimney and furnace cleaning, home decorating to healthcare, exercise and nutrition, as well as laundry, household budgeting, gardening and the care of pets. All-in-all, a very practical and informative tomefor the 19th-century domestic goddess.