Home, Nature, and the Feminine Ideal : Geographies of the Interior and of Empire /: Geographies of the Interior and of Empire. (2019)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Elaine Stratford.
• Authors: Stratford, Elaine
• Contents: (1) ‘Her first duty’ – beauty, morality, and the gilded cage / (2)‘To maintain vigour’ – population, fitness, and race / (3) ‘The song of the skirt’ – raw nature and fashionable conduct / (4) ‘Good breeding’ – combatting the decline of the population / (5) ‘The hand that rocks the cradle’ – scientific mothers and strong babies / (6) ‘Cleanliness is next to godliness’ – health, habit, and domestic economy / (7) ‘We do hereby authorise and require’ – contagion, public health, and a return to home. / Synthesis / Bibliography
• Edition: 1st
• Publisher Details: Rowman & Littlefield International
• Publication Date: 2019
• Extent: 1 online resource (256 pages)
• Subjects: History: Historical Geography; History: Social History; Social Science: Sociology / Marriage & Family; Social Science: Women's Studies
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781783485109; 1783485108
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.