Household Administration Its Place in the Higher Education of Women
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HOUSEHOLD ADMINISTRATION
PREFACE
CONTENTS
A BRIEF HISTORICAL SKETCH OF WOMAN’S POSITION IN THE FAMILY By CATHERINE SCHIFF
FOOTNOTES:
THE PLACE OF BIOLOGY IN THE EQUIPMENT OF WOMEN By WENONA HOSKYNS-ABRAHALL, M.A. (Dublin)
COMMON-SENSE BIOLOGY
THE IMPORTANCE OF BACTERIOLOGY
METHOD OF STUDY
COMMON-SENSE BIOLOGY AS AN ART
THE GAINS AND LOSSES OF CIVILISATION
THE INFLUENCE OF COMMON-SENSE BIOLOGICAL TRAINING ON SOCIAL WORK
ANTHROPOLOGY A BRANCH OF BIOLOGY
WOMAN’S SYNTHETIC POWERS AS AN INSTRUMENT TO EFFICIENCY
FOOTNOTES:
SCIENCE IN THE HOUSEHOLD By Mrs. W. N. SHAW
THE AIM AND METHODS OF MODERN EDUCATION
THE VALUE OF A SCIENTIFIC TRAINING
PHYSICAL SCIENCE IN THE HOUSEHOLD
EFFECTS OF CHANGES OF TEMPERATURE ON AIR
EFFECT OF CHANGES OF TEMPERATURE ON WATER
RADIANT HEAT
CONDUCTION OF HEAT
METHODS OF DOMESTIC HEATING
CHEMICAL SCIENCE IN THE HOUSEHOLD
THE CHEMISTRY OF THE BODY
CONCLUSION
THE ECONOMIC RELATIONS OF THE HOUSEHOLD By MABEL ATKINSON, M.A. (Glasgow)
I. INTRODUCTORY
II. HISTORICAL SKETCH OF THE POSITION OF THE HOUSEHOLD IN ENGLAND
(a) The Household in the Mediæval Period
(b) The Position of the Household from the Fifteenth to the Nineteenth Centuries
(a) The Household in the Mediæval Period
(b) The Position of the Household from the Fifteenth to the Nineteenth Centuries
III. THE PRESENT ORGANISATION OF THE HOUSEHOLD
(a) The Organisation of the Household as Affected by the Housing Question
(b) The Problems of Domestic Service
(c) A Discussion of Domestic Budgets
(d) Conclusion
(a) The Organisation of the Household as Affected by the Housing Question
(b) The Problems of Domestic Service
(c) A Discussion of Domestic Budgets
(d) Conclusion
FOOTNOTES:
SOME RELATIONS OF SANITARY SCIENCE TO FAMILY LIFE AND INDIVIDUAL EFFICIENCY By ALICE RAVENHILL
I. MAN’S PLACE IN NATURE
II. FACTORS ADVERSE TO HUMAN PROGRESS
III. STAGES IN THE GROWTH OF SANITARY SCIENCE
IV. WHY THE IDEALS OF MODERN HYGIENE ARE NOT ATTAINED
V. SOME CHARACTERISTICS OF MAN’S PHYSICAL NATURE
VI. THE ORIGIN OF FAMILY LIFE AND ITS RELATIONSHIP TO SANITARY SCIENCE
VII. WOMAN’S VOCATION IN HOME AND FAMILY LIFE
VIII. THE FUNCTION OF THE FAMILY IN NATIONAL LIFE
IX. THE MEANING OF INFANCY
X. CAUSES WHICH MENACE HEALTHFUL INFANCY AND CHILDHOOD
XI. THE SOURCE OF THESE CAUSES TO BE FOUND IN FAULTY ADMINISTRATION OF THE HOME
XII. HARMONIES AND DISHARMONIES IN HUMAN LIFE
XIII. THE IMPORTANCE OF MENTAL HYGIENE IN FAMILY LIFE
XIV. WOMAN’S RESPONSIBILITIES FOR HOME ADMINISTRATION
XV. THE FUNCTIONS OF THE HOME
XVI. HOME LIFE AN IMPORTANT SPHERE FOR SANITARY SCIENCE
FOOTNOTES:
MODERN WOMAN AND THE DOMESTIC ARTS By Mrs. R. W. EDDISON Member, Education Committee, West Riding County Council, Etc.
I. NEEDLEWORK AND DRESSMAKING
INTRODUCTION
THE “PRINCIPLES” OF NEEDLEWORK
CONCLUSION
INTRODUCTION
THE “PRINCIPLES” OF NEEDLEWORK
CONCLUSION
II. HOUSECRAFT
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