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HOUSEHOLD ADMINISTRATION PREFACE CONTENTS A BRIEF HISTORICAL SKETCH OF WOMAN’S POSITION IN THE FAMILY By CATHERINE SCHIFF

FOOTNOTES:

THE PLACE OF BIOLOGY IN THE EQUIPMENT OF WOMEN By WENONA HOSKYNS-ABRAHALL, M.A. (Dublin)

COMMON-SENSE BIOLOGY THE IMPORTANCE OF BACTERIOLOGY METHOD OF STUDY COMMON-SENSE BIOLOGY AS AN ART THE GAINS AND LOSSES OF CIVILISATION THE INFLUENCE OF COMMON-SENSE BIOLOGICAL TRAINING ON SOCIAL WORK ANTHROPOLOGY A BRANCH OF BIOLOGY WOMAN’S SYNTHETIC POWERS AS AN INSTRUMENT TO EFFICIENCY FOOTNOTES:

SCIENCE IN THE HOUSEHOLD By Mrs. W. N. SHAW

THE AIM AND METHODS OF MODERN EDUCATION THE VALUE OF A SCIENTIFIC TRAINING PHYSICAL SCIENCE IN THE HOUSEHOLD EFFECTS OF CHANGES OF TEMPERATURE ON AIR EFFECT OF CHANGES OF TEMPERATURE ON WATER RADIANT HEAT CONDUCTION OF HEAT METHODS OF DOMESTIC HEATING CHEMICAL SCIENCE IN THE HOUSEHOLD THE CHEMISTRY OF THE BODY CONCLUSION

THE ECONOMIC RELATIONS OF THE HOUSEHOLD By MABEL ATKINSON, M.A. (Glasgow)

I. INTRODUCTORY II. HISTORICAL SKETCH OF THE POSITION OF THE HOUSEHOLD IN ENGLAND

III. THE PRESENT ORGANISATION OF THE HOUSEHOLD

(a) The Organisation of the Household as Affected by the Housing Question (b) The Problems of Domestic Service (c) A Discussion of Domestic Budgets (d) Conclusion

FOOTNOTES:

I. MAN’S PLACE IN NATURE II. FACTORS ADVERSE TO HUMAN PROGRESS III. STAGES IN THE GROWTH OF SANITARY SCIENCE IV. WHY THE IDEALS OF MODERN HYGIENE ARE NOT ATTAINED V. SOME CHARACTERISTICS OF MAN’S PHYSICAL NATURE VI. THE ORIGIN OF FAMILY LIFE AND ITS RELATIONSHIP TO SANITARY SCIENCE VII. WOMAN’S VOCATION IN HOME AND FAMILY LIFE VIII. THE FUNCTION OF THE FAMILY IN NATIONAL LIFE IX. THE MEANING OF INFANCY X. CAUSES WHICH MENACE HEALTHFUL INFANCY AND CHILDHOOD XI. THE SOURCE OF THESE CAUSES TO BE FOUND IN FAULTY ADMINISTRATION OF THE HOME XII. HARMONIES AND DISHARMONIES IN HUMAN LIFE XIII. THE IMPORTANCE OF MENTAL HYGIENE IN FAMILY LIFE XIV. WOMAN’S RESPONSIBILITIES FOR HOME ADMINISTRATION XV. THE FUNCTIONS OF THE HOME XVI. HOME LIFE AN IMPORTANT SPHERE FOR SANITARY SCIENCE FOOTNOTES:

I. NEEDLEWORK AND DRESSMAKING

INTRODUCTION THE “PRINCIPLES” OF NEEDLEWORK CONCLUSION

II. HOUSECRAFT