Architecture in the Family Way Doctors, Houses, and Women, 1870-1900 |
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| Author:
| Adams, Annmarie |
| Series title: | McGill-Queen's/AMS Healthcare Studies in the History of Medicine, Health, and Society Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7735-1386-0 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 1996 |
| Publisher: | McGill-Queen's University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $110.00 |
Book Description:
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Architecture in the Family Way explores the relationship between domestic architecture, health reform, and feminism in late nineteenth-century England. Annmarie Adams examines the changing perceptions about the English middle-class house from 1870 to 1900, highlighting how attitudes toward health, women, home life, and even politics were played out in architecture.
Architecture in the Family Way explores the relationship between domestic architecture, health reform, and feminism in late nineteenth-century England. Annmarie Adams examines the changing perceptions about the English middle-class house from 1870 to 1900, highlighting how attitudes toward health, women, home life, and even politics were played out in architecture.