The Grand Domestic Revolution : A History of Feminist Designs for American Homes, Neighborhoods, and Cities

Hayden, Dolores

Published by MIT Press (1981), Cambridge, 1981

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orig.cloth Name inked on flyleaf, minor rubbing, VG., dustwrapper Textual plans,tables,photos 24x15cm, x,367 pp, Some light top-page-edge spotting, in a slightly faded & soiled dustwrapper. Contents: Introduction: The Grand Domestic Revolution; Communitarian Socialism and Domestic Feminism; Socialism in Model Villages; Feminism in Model Households; Cooperative Housekeeping: Housewives in Harvard Square; Free Lovers, Individual Sovereigns, and Integral Cooperators; Suffragists, Philanthropists, and Temperance Workers; Widening Circles of Reform: Domestic Space in Fictional Socialist Cities; Public Kitchens, Social Settlements, and the Cooperative Ideal; Charlotte Perkins Gilman & Her Influence: Domestic Evolution or Domestic Revolution? Community Kitchens and Cooked Food Services; Homes without Kitchens and Towns without Housework; Coordinating Women's Interests; Backlash: Madame Kollontai & Mrs. Consumer; Feminist Politics and Domestic Life; Bibliographical Note; Appendices: Cooked Food Delivery Services, Founded 1869 - 1921; Cooperative Dining Clubs, Founded 1885 - 1907. Name inked on flyleaf, minor rubbing, VG., dustwrapper.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Grand Domestic Revolution : A History of Feminist Designs for American Homes, Neighborhoods, and Cities
• Publisher: MIT Press (1981), Cambridge
• Publication Date: 1981
• Binding: Hardcover
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included