Ann Oakley 
The Science of Housework [EPUB ebook] 
The Home and Public Health, 1880-1940

In an era of pandemic infection, the importance of hygiene at home and in public spaces has never been greater. This book recaptures the buried history of the household science movement, including domestic science teaching, public health, higher education for women and the scientific content and aims of domestic science courses. It explores how it was viewed in the context of new public health concerns and as a driver to opening higher education to women, raising questions about the legacy and modern relevance of the household science movement.

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Prologue: My life in housework

1. Introduction: From the sociology to the science of housework

2. Gender and germs: housework today

3. Teaching girls about housework

4. Sweeping science into the home

5. This man- made world

6. Lectures for ladies

7. Alice through the cooking class

8. Transatlantic experiments

9. Sources of power

10. White subjects: domestic science in the colonies and other places

11. Legacies and meanings

Appendix: List of characters

Sobre o autor

Ann Oakley is Professor of Sociology and Social Policy at the UCL Social Research Institute. A social researcher for more than 50 years, and author of many academic publications, she is also well known for her biography, autobiography and fiction. Her books include The Sociology of Housework, From Here to Maternity and The Men’s Room which was serialised by the BBC in 1991, and most recently Women, Peace and Welfare (Policy Press, 2018).