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More Work For Mother
Language: en
Pages: 288
Authors: Ruth Schwartz Cowan
Categories: Social Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 1985-03-11 - Publisher: Basic Books

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In this classic work of women's history (winner of the 1984 Dexter Prize from the Society for the History of Technology), Ruth Schwartz Cowan shows how and why
More Work for Mother: The Ironies of Household Technology from the Open Hearth to the Microwave
Language: en
Pages: 429
Authors: Ruth Schwartz Cowan
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2023-02-25 - Publisher: Plunkett Lake Press

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Surrounded by mechanical appliances and electronic gadgets, today’s woman devotes as much time to housework as a woman living in the early decades of the 20th
Good High School
Language: en
Pages: 420
Authors: Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot
Categories: Education
Type: BOOK - Published: 1983-11-14 - Publisher: New York : Basic Books

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Provides in-depth portraits of six exemplary American high schools, revealing many different elements that create a climate of excellence while describing high
Inside the Smart Home
Language: en
Pages: 266
Authors: Richard Harper
Categories: Computers
Type: BOOK - Published: 2003-08-15 - Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

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Using clear and accessible language this book examines the growing field of ‘smart technology’ for the home. The author first introduces the field before ex
The Making of Home
Language: en
Pages: 262
Authors: Judith Flanders
Categories: Social Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2014-10-01 - Publisher: Atlantic Books

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The idea that "home" is a special place, a separate place, a place where we can be our true selves, is so obvious to us today that we barely pause to think abou