The Making of  Homemaker
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A butchery chart from
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Book: Catharine Beecher, Miss Beecher's domestic receipt-book: designed as a supplement to her Treatise on domestic economy, 1865.

About this image: A butchery chart from "Miss Beecher's Domestic Receipt Book"

Image Caption: "Fig. 1. and Fig. 2."
Subjects: Miss Beecher's Domestic Receipt Book ; Dining

Miss Beecher recommends several beverages for the ill.
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Book: Catharine Beecher, Miss Beecher's domestic receipt-book: designed as a supplement to her Treatise on domestic economy, 1865.

About this image: Miss Beecher recommends several beverages for the ill.

Image Caption: "Food and Drink for the Sick"
Subjects: Miss Beecher's Domestic Receipt Book ; Dining ; Care of the Sick

This contraption, when filled with water, would provide relief to those ailing from ulcers or bedsores. Catharine Beecher suggested that every town have one to rent to those who needed it.
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Book: Catharine Beecher, Miss Beecher's domestic receipt-book: designed as a supplement to her Treatise on domestic economy, 1865.

About this image: This contraption, when filled with water, would provide relief to those ailing from ulcers or bedsores. Catharine Beecher suggested that every town have one to rent to those who needed it.

Image Caption: "Fig. 5."
Subjects: Miss Beecher's Domestic Receipt Book ; Care of the Sick

A home-made wheelchair
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Book: Catharine Beecher, Miss Beecher's domestic receipt-book: designed as a supplement to her Treatise on domestic economy, 1865.

About this image: A home-made wheelchair

Image Caption: "Fig. 6."
Subjects: Miss Beecher's Domestic Receipt Book ; Care of the Sick

Here, Beecher not only diagrammed proper place settings, but an appropriate menu as well.
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Book: Catharine Beecher, Miss Beecher's domestic receipt-book: designed as a supplement to her Treatise on domestic economy, 1865.

About this image: Here, Beecher not only diagrammed proper place settings, but an appropriate menu as well.

Image Caption: "Fig. 7. and Fig. 8."
Subjects: Miss Beecher's Domestic Receipt Book ; Dining; Etiquette

A closet for house cleaning supplies
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Book: Catharine Beecher, Miss Beecher's domestic receipt-book: designed as a supplement to her Treatise on domestic economy, 1865.

About this image: A closet for house cleaning supplies

Image Caption: "Fig. 13."
Subjects: Miss Beecher's Domestic Receipt Book ; Care of the home

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