| Miss Beecher's Housekeeper: Containing Five Hundred Recipes for Economical and Healthful Cooking; Also, Many Directions for Securing Health and Ha Contributor(s): Beecher, Catharine Esther (Author) |
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ISBN: 1429090073 ISBN-13: 9781429090070 Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC) OUR PRICE: $23.70 Product Type: Paperback Published: September 2007 Annotation: Miss Beecher provides women with sensible advice on all aspects of domestic management and the care of the family. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Cooking | Regional & Ethnic - American - General - Health & Fitness | Healthy Living - Cooking | History |
| Dewey: 641 |
| Series: Cooking in America |
| Physical Information: 1.16" H x 5.97" W x 9.1" (1.55 lbs) 484 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Contributor Bio(s): Beecher, Catharine: - Catharine Esther Beecher was born on September 6, 1800 in East Hampton, New York to Roxana Foote and Reverend Lyman Beecher. A prominent educator and author, Beecher advocated for the rigorous education of women and for the elevation of their role within the domestic sphere. She was the author of numerous works on domestic management, founded five schools, and formed The American Woman's Educational Aossication (1852) and The Ladies Society for Promoting Education in the West. Catharine Beecher died in Emira, New York on May 12, 1878. |