American Frugal Housewife: Dedicated to Those Who Are Not Ashamed of Economy

First published in 1828, Lydia Maria Child's The American Frugal Housewife was an extremely popular nineteenth-century manual for homemakers. 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.

Author: Lydia Child
Publisher: Applewood Books
Published: 08/01/1989
Pages: 144
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.45lbs
Size: 7.40h x 4.20w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9780918222985

About the Author
Child, Lydia: - Lydia Maria Child (1802-1880) was an American abolitionist, women's rights activist, Indian rights activist, novelist, and journalist. Her 1833 book An Appeal in Favor of That Class of Americans Called Africans was the first anti-slavery work printed in America in book form, while her American Frugal Housewife, first published in 1828, was a wildly popular nineteenth-century manual for homemakers. Other works from Child, who is best remembered for her Thanksgiving poem Over the River and Through the Woods, include The Mother's Book, The Girl's Own Book, and The Family Nurse.