A Treatise on Domestic Economy
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A Treatise on Domestic Economy is an influential 19th-century manual by Catharine Beecher that promotes scientific household management and women’s education in domestic responsibilities.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| A Treatise on Domestic Economy canonical | 3 |
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Target entity: A Treatise on Domestic Economy Context triple: [Catharine Beecher, notableWork, A Treatise on Domestic Economy]
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The American Woman's Home
The American Woman's Home is a 19th-century domestic advice book by Harriet Beecher Stowe (co-written with her sister Catharine Beecher) that promotes Christian, moral, and efficient household management for middle-class American women.
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B.
The Rise of Silas Lapham
The Rise of Silas Lapham is an 1885 realist novel by William Dean Howells that explores social class, moral integrity, and the American business ethic through the story of a self-made paint manufacturer in post–Civil War Boston.
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C.
An Inquiry into the Nature and Progress of Rent
"An Inquiry into the Nature and Progress of Rent" is an 1815 economic treatise by Thomas Malthus that analyzes the origins, determinants, and distributional implications of land rent within classical political economy.
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Woman in the Nineteenth Century
Woman in the Nineteenth Century is an 1845 book by Margaret Fuller that is considered a foundational feminist text advocating for women’s intellectual, social, and political equality.
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E.
Family Compact
The Family Compact was a small, conservative elite that dominated the political and economic life of Upper Canada in the early 19th century, resisting democratic reforms and contributing to the tensions that led to the Rebellions of 1837.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: A Treatise on Domestic Economy Target entity description: A Treatise on Domestic Economy is an influential 19th-century manual by Catharine Beecher that promotes scientific household management and women’s education in domestic responsibilities.
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A.
The American Woman's Home
The American Woman's Home is a 19th-century domestic advice book by Harriet Beecher Stowe (co-written with her sister Catharine Beecher) that promotes Christian, moral, and efficient household management for middle-class American women.
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B.
The Rise of Silas Lapham
The Rise of Silas Lapham is an 1885 realist novel by William Dean Howells that explores social class, moral integrity, and the American business ethic through the story of a self-made paint manufacturer in post–Civil War Boston.
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C.
An Inquiry into the Nature and Progress of Rent
"An Inquiry into the Nature and Progress of Rent" is an 1815 economic treatise by Thomas Malthus that analyzes the origins, determinants, and distributional implications of land rent within classical political economy.
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D.
Woman in the Nineteenth Century
Woman in the Nineteenth Century is an 1845 book by Margaret Fuller that is considered a foundational feminist text advocating for women’s intellectual, social, and political equality.
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E.
Family Compact
The Family Compact was a small, conservative elite that dominated the political and economic life of Upper Canada in the early 19th century, resisting democratic reforms and contributing to the tensions that led to the Rebellions of 1837.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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domestic science manual ⓘ nonfiction book ⓘ |
| advocates |
moral and religious education in the home
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scientific household management ⓘ systematic domestic training for women ⓘ |
| author | Catharine Beecher ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| emphasizes |
efficiency in domestic work
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health and hygiene in the household ⓘ women’s responsibility for the moral order of the home ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | 1841 ⓘ |
| genre |
conduct literature
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domestic economy ⓘ educational manual ⓘ home economics ⓘ |
| hasPart |
chapters on child-rearing
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chapters on diet ⓘ chapters on health ⓘ chapters on house design ⓘ chapters on household labor organization ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
education as preparation for domestic life
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separate spheres ideology ⓘ women’s domestic duty ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
early American home economics text
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influential in shaping 19th-century domestic ideology ⓘ used in female seminaries ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Protestant moral reform
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cult of domesticity ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
American women
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female teachers ⓘ housewives ⓘ |
| intendedUse |
guide for household management
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textbook for schools ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| libraryOfCongressSubject |
Home economics—United States—History
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Women—Education—United States—History ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
domestic responsibilities
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domestic science ⓘ household management ⓘ women’s education ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication |
Boston, Massachusetts
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surface form:
Boston
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| publicationCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| publisher | Thomas H. Webb & Co. ⓘ |
| relatedAuthor | Harriet Beecher Stowe ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
The American Woman's Home
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surface form:
The American Woman’s Home
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| timePeriodDescribed | 19th-century American middle-class life ⓘ |
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