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Hygeia, a City of Health by Benjamin Ward Richardson is a visionary work first published in 1876, presenting a detailed and imaginative exploration of an ideal city designed entirely around the principles of public health and well-being. In this pioneering text,...
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The Country Housewife and Lady's Director in the Management of a House:The Delights and Profits of a Farm is a comprehensive 18th-century guide authored by R. Bradley, F.R.S., designed to instruct women in the effective management of country households and farms. First...
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Better Homes in America Plan Book for Demonstration Week October 9 to 14, 1922 is a comprehensive guide published as part of theBetter Homes in America movement, which sought to improve the quality, affordability, and design of American homes in the early 20th century....
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Everybody's Business Is Nobody's Business: Private Abuses, Public Grievances; Exemplified in the Pride, Insolence, and Exorbitant Wages of Our Women, Servants, Footmen, etc. is a satirical pamphlet written by Daniel Defoe and first published in 1725. In this incisive...
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Vocational Guidance for Girls by Marguerite Stockman Dickson is a pioneering early 20th-century work dedicated to helping young women navigate the world of work and career choices. Written at a time when women’s roles in society were rapidly changing, the book offers...
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Women Wage-Earners: Their Past, Their Present, and Their Future by Helen Campbell is a pioneering work of social and economic analysis first published in 1893. This comprehensive study explores the historical, social, and economic conditions that have shaped the lives...
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The Number Concept: Its Origin and Development by Levi Leonard Conant is a pioneering work in the field of mathematical anthropology, first published in 1896. This comprehensive study explores the evolution of numerical systems among various cultures, tracing the...
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The Diary of a Resurrectionist, 1811-1812 offers a rare and fascinating glimpse into the shadowy world of body-snatching in early 19th-century London. This unique volume presents the actual diary of a professional resurrectionist—one of the men who exhumed corpses from...
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Working Women of Japan is a comprehensive exploration of the lives, roles, and conditions of Japanese women engaged in various forms of labor during the early twentieth century. Authored by Sidney Lewis Gulick, the book delves into the social, economic, and cultural...
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Health: Five Lay Sermons to Working-People by Charles Kingsley is a compelling collection of addresses originally delivered to working-class audiences in the 19th century. In these five sermons, Kingsley, a renowned clergyman, social reformer, and author, passionately...
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Life in a Railway Factory by Alfred Williams is a vivid, unvarnished account of the daily realities faced by workers in the Great Western Railway works at Swindon during the early twentieth century. Drawing from his own experiences as a factory hand, Williams offers a...
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Report of the Several Works Connected with the Draining, Paving & Lighting the Parish of Saint Mary Abbotts, Kensington, 1856 is a comprehensive historical document detailing the extensive civic improvements undertaken in the mid-19th century within the parish of Saint...
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The Library of Work and Play: Housekeeping is a comprehensive and practical guide designed to introduce young readers, particularly girls, to the essential skills and knowledge required for effective household management. Authored by Elizabeth Hale Gilman and first...
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The White Slaves of England, written by J. Cobden, is a powerful exposé of the harsh realities faced by the working class in Victorian England. First published in the mid-19th century, the book draws a stark comparison between the conditions of English laborers and the...
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The English Housekeeper: Or, Manual of Domestic Management is a comprehensive guide to household management and domestic economy, originally published in the 19th century. This detailed manual offers practical advice and instructions for running a well-ordered English...
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The Lady's Country Companion; Or, How to Enjoy a Country Life Rationally is a charming and practical guidebook first published in 1845, designed to assist women in making the most of rural living. Written by Mrs. Jane Loudon, a renowned Victorian author and...
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A Comparative View of the Mortality of the Human Species, at All Ages And of the Diseases and Casualties by Which They Are Destroyed or Annoyed is a pioneering work in the field of demography and public health, authored by William Black in the late 18th century. This...
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The Industrial Condition of Women and Girls in Honolulu: A Social Study is a pioneering early 20th-century work that offers a comprehensive examination of the working lives, social circumstances, and economic challenges faced by women and girls in Honolulu. Authored by...
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Fors Clavigera: Letters to the Workmen and Labourers of Great Britain (Volume 2 of 8) is the second installment in John Ruskin’s influential series of letters, originally published monthly between 1871 and 1884. In these letters, Ruskin addresses the working men of...
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Fors Clavigera: Letters to the Workmen and Labourers of Great Britain (Volume 3 of 8) is the third installment in John Ruskin’s influential series of letters, originally published monthly between 1871 and 1884. In these letters, Ruskin addresses the working men of...
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