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" Every one of our sex ought to know how to sew, and knit, and mend, and cook, and superintend a household. In every situation of life high or low, this sort of knowledge is of great advantage. There is no necessity that the gaining of such information... "
The Mother's Book - Page 143
by Lydia Maria Child - 1831 - 168 pages
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Letters to Young Ladies

Lydia Howard Sigourney - Education - 1835 - 226 pages
...has produced. " A knowledge of domestic duties is beyond all price to a woman. Every one of our sex ought to know how to sew, and knit, and mend, and...situation of life high or low, this sort of knowledge is of great advantage. There is no necessity that the gaining of such information should interfere with...
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On the Management and Education of Children

Lydia Maria Child - Education - 1835 - 196 pages
...forming the affections; and the latter have infinitely more important consequences than the former. A knowledge of domestic duties is beyond all price to a woman. Every one ought to know how to sew, to knit and mend, and cook, and superintend a household. In every situation of life, high or low, this...
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Letters to Young Ladies

Lydia Howard Sigourney - Education - 1835 - 220 pages
...the most indefatigable laborers in the varied fields of literature, that our country has produced. " A knowledge of domestic duties is beyond all price to a woman. Every one of our sex ought to know how to sew, and knit, and mend, and cook, and superintend a household. In...
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Letters to Young Ladies

Lydia Howard Sigourney - Conduct of life - 1838 - 278 pages
...says, " a knowledge of domestick duties is beyond all price to a woman. Every one of our sex ought 1p know how to sew, and knit, and mend, and cook, and...situation of life, high or low, this sort of knowledge is of great advantage. There is no necessity that the gaining of such information should interfere with...
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The Family friend [ed. by R.K. Philp]., Volume 2

Robert Kemp Philp - 430 pages
...is a good thing to have a recess. Good night. NATURAL HISTORY. IMPORTANT REQUISITES IN A WIFE. — A knowledge of domestic duties is beyond all price to a woman. Every one of the sex ought to know how to sew, and knit, and mend, and cook, and superintend a household. In...
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The young housekeeper as daughter, wife, and mother: forming a perfect ...

Young housekeeper - 1869 - 426 pages
...!" said the happy mother, as she led her back to their quiet home. IMPORTANT REQUISITES IN A WIFE. A KNOWLEDGE of domestic duties is beyond all price to a woman. Every one of the sex ought to know how to sew, and knit, and mend, and cook, and superintend a household. In...
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The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness: A Complete Handbook ...

Florence Hartley - Education - 1872 - 352 pages
...displaying the wearer's taste, and has become instead, a mere brag of the husband's or father's wealth. A knowledge of domestic duties is beyond all price to a woman. Every one of the sex ought to know how to sew, and knit, and mend, and cook, and superintend a household. In...
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Manford's Magazine, Volume 34

1890 - 828 pages
...should hear of fewer deaths from overwork and nervous disease. — Albany Press. BEQUISITES IN A WIPE. A knowledge of domestic duties is beyond all price to a woman. Every one of the sex ought to know how to s.ew, knit, mend, cook, and superintend the household. In every situation...
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The First Woman in the Republic: A Cultural Biography of Lydia Maria Child

Carolyn L. Karcher - Biography & Autobiography - 1994 - 850 pages
...destined to occupy. Her views on how they should be educated differ accordingly. While agreeing that a "knowledge of domestic duties is beyond all price to a woman," she sees "no necessity that the gaining of such information should interfere with intellectual acquirement"...
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Advocate and Family Guardian, Volume 28

1862 - 410 pages
...knowledge of domestic duties, says Mrs. Child, is beyond nil price to a woman. Every one of our sex ought to know how to sew, and knit and mend, and cook, nnd superintend a household. In every situation of life, high or low, this sort of knowledge Is of...
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