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The Modern Malady by Clement Dukes is a comprehensive exploration of the phenomenon of nervous exhaustion, or neurasthenia, as it was understood in the late nineteenth century. Drawing on his extensive experience as a physician, Dukes delves into the causes, symptoms,...
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Facts for the Kind-Hearted of England! As to the Wretchedness of the Irish Peasantry, and the Means for their Regeneration is a powerful and impassioned work by Jasper W. Rogers, first published in 1847 during the height of the Great Irish Famine. This book serves as...
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The Eugenic Marriage Volume 2 (of 4): A Personal Guide to the New Science of Better Living and Better Babies is a comprehensive exploration of early 20th-century ideas surrounding eugenics, marriage, and family life. Authored by W. Grant Hague, this volume delves into...
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The Eugenic Marriage Volume 3 (of 4): A Personal Guide to the New Science of Better Living and Better Babies is a comprehensive and insightful exploration into the early 20th-century movement of eugenics as it relates to marriage, family life, and the health of future...
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The Eugenic Marriage Volume 1 (of 4): A Personal Guide to the New Science of Better Living and Better Babies is an early 20th-century work by W. Grant Hague, M.D., that explores the principles and practices of eugenics as applied to marriage, family life, and...
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Mental Defectives and Sexual Offenders: Report of the Committee of Inquiry Appointed by the Hon. Sir Maui Pomare, K.B.E., C.M.G., Minister of Health is a comprehensive governmental report published in 1925 in New Zealand. This document presents the findings and...
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The Condition of the Working-Class in England in 1844, with a Preface written in 1892 by Friedrich Engels, is a seminal work of social and economic analysis that offers a vivid and unflinching portrait of the lives of industrial workers in mid-19th century England....
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The American Frugal Housewife, written by Lydia Maria Child and first published in 1829, is a classic guide to domestic economy and practical household management in early 19th-century America. Aimed primarily at women of modest means, the book offers a wealth of advice...
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The Cost of Shelter by Ellen H. Richards is a pioneering work that delves into the economic and social aspects of housing in early 20th-century America. Drawing on her expertise as a chemist and home economist, Richards examines the fundamental question of what...
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What Dress Makes of Us, authored by Dorothy Quigley and first published in 1897, is a comprehensive and insightful exploration of the profound influence that clothing and personal appearance exert on social perception, self-expression, and individual destiny. Drawing...
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Home-Life of the Lancashire Factory Folk during the Cotton Famine by Edwin Waugh is a vivid and compassionate account of the daily struggles faced by the working-class families of Lancashire during the devastating Cotton Famine of the 1860s. Drawing from his personal...
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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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