A Treatise on Domestic Economy (1843)
AUTHOR: Beecher, Catharine Esther
PUBLICATION: A Treatise on Domestic Economy, for the Use of Young Ladies at Home, and at School. Boston: Thomas H. Web and Co., 1843.
KEYWORDS: animals, environmentalism, food, women's rights
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SUMMARY (Bryn Skibo, edited Deborah Madsen):
As in The American Woman's Home, or, Principles of Domestic Science, and sometimes in the same words, this text discusses “animal food” in relation to the vast quantities that Americans eat, its detriment to American health (especially that of children), and the benefit of eating a vegetable-based diet. In the chapter "On the Management of Young Children," she offers a discussion of the health benefits of a vegan diet, as found among Scottish Highlanders, South Sea Islanders, and Siberians (221). The chapter, " On Clothing," discusses the “evils” of women’s dressing for fashion, and the unhealthiness of bedding made of feathers.
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How to cite this page:
Skibo, Bryn. 2024. "A Treatise on Domestic Economy [summary]." Vegan Literary Studies: An American Textual History, 1776-1900. Edited by Deborah Madsen. University of Geneva. <Date accessed.> <https://www.unige.ch/vls/bibliography/author-bibliography/beecher-catharine-esther-1800-1878/treatise-domestic-economy-1843>.