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The grand domestic revolution : a history of feminist designs for American homes, neighborhoods, and cities / Dolores Hayden.

By: Hayden, Dolores.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Cambridge (Mass.) ; London : M.I.T., c1981Description: 367 p. : ill., facsim., plans, ports. ; 24 cm. + pbk.ISBN: 0262081083 .Subject(s): Feminism -- United States | Division of labor | Housewives -- United States | Home economics -- United States | Women and socialism -- United States | Architecture, Domestic -- United StatesDDC classification: 305.42
Contents:
Introduction. The grand domestic revolution -- Communitarian socialism and domestic feminism. Socialism in model villages -- Feminism in model households -- Cooperative housekeeping. Housewivea in Harvard Square -- Free lovers, individual sovereigns, and integral cooperators -- Suffragists, philanthropists, and temperance workers -- Widening circles of reform. Domestic space in fictional socialist cities -- Public kitchens, social settlements, and the cooperative ideal -- Charlotte Perkins Gilman and her influence. Domestic evolution or domestic revolution? -- Community kitchens and cooked food services -- Homes without kitchens and towns without housework -- Coordinating women's interests -- Backlash. Madame Kollontai and Mrs. Consumer -- Feminist politics and domestic life.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction. The grand domestic revolution -- Communitarian socialism and domestic feminism. Socialism in model villages -- Feminism in model households -- Cooperative housekeeping. Housewivea in Harvard Square -- Free lovers, individual sovereigns, and integral cooperators -- Suffragists, philanthropists, and temperance workers -- Widening circles of reform. Domestic space in fictional socialist cities -- Public kitchens, social settlements, and the cooperative ideal -- Charlotte Perkins Gilman and her influence. Domestic evolution or domestic revolution? -- Community kitchens and cooked food services -- Homes without kitchens and towns without housework -- Coordinating women's interests -- Backlash. Madame Kollontai and Mrs. Consumer -- Feminist politics and domestic life.

UCC Fund.

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  • Acknowledgments (p. viii)
  • Introduction (p. 1)
  • 1 The Grand Domestic Revolution (p. 3)
  • II Communitarian Socialism and Domestic Feminism (p. 31)
  • 2 Socialism in Model Villages (p. 33)
  • 3 Feminism in Model Households (p. 55)
  • III Cooperative Housekeeping (p. 65)
  • 4 Housewives in Harvard Square (p. 67)
  • 5 Free Lovers, Individual Sovereigns, and Integral Cooperators (p. 91)
  • 6 Suffragists, Philanthropists, and Temperance Workers (p. 115)
  • IV Widening Circles of Reform (p. 133)
  • 7 Domestic Space in Fictional Socialist Cities (p. 135)
  • 8 Public Kitchens, Social Settlements, and the Cooperative Ideal (p. 151)
  • V Charlotte Perkins Gilman and Her Influence (p. 181)
  • 9 Domestic Evolution or Domestic Revolution? (p. 183)
  • 10 Community Kitchens and Cooked Food Services (p. 207)
  • 11 Homes Without Kitchens and Towns Without Housework (p. 229)
  • 12 Coordinating Women's Interests (p. 267)
  • VI Backlash (p. 279)
  • 13 Madame Kollontai and Mrs. Consumer (p. 281)
  • 14 Feminist Politics and Domestic Life (p. 291)
  • Bibliographical Note (p. 306)
  • Notes (p. 310)
  • Appendix: Cooked Food Delivery Services and Community Dining Clubs (p. 345)
  • Index (p. 356)