| What Diantha Did Contributor(s): Gilman, Charlotte Perkins (Author) |
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ISBN: 198505115X ISBN-13: 9781985051157 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $11.19 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction |
| Physical Information: 0.35" H x 5.98" W x 9.02" (0.50 lbs) 164 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: First published serially in Gilman's magazine the Forerunner in 1909-10, the novel tells the story of Diantha Bell, a young woman who leaves her home and her fianc to start a housecleaning business. A resourceful heroine, Diantha quickly expands her business into an enterprise that includes a maid service, cooked food delivery service, restaurant, and hotel. By assigning a cash value to women's "invisible" work, providing a means for the well-being and moral uplift of working girls, and releasing middle- and leisure-class women from the burden of conventional domestic chores, Diantha proves to her family and community the benefits of professionalized housekeeping. |