Interesting recipes and remedies, advice on parenting and the myriad responsibilities of housekeeping are all put forth in straightforward, no-nonsense, Yankee prose. From 1832-1845, this popular book went through thirty-two editions.

By Lydia Maria Child Originally published in 1831, these instructions for mothers on raising children are still applicable to today's parents. 5 x 8 1/4. 169 pp. Hardcover.

A guide to home health from Lydia Maria Child, one of the 19th Century's most popular domestic advisors and most ardent feminists.

Prominent author and abolitionist Lydia Maria Child began writing her "letters" from New York in August 1841 as a response to the troubling realities marki

This edition of The Frugal Housewife was reproduced by permission from the volume in the collection of the American Antiquarian Society, Worcester, Massachusetts.

Francis chanced to read an article in the North American Review discussing the field offered to the novelist by early New England history.