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What a Young Wife Ought to Know

Emma F. Angell Drake

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Emma Drake set out to tell the young wife what her mother might not, from health and dress to the choosing of a husband. Her book, part of a famous advice series, blends practical hygiene with the earnest counsel of its day. A candid window into how one era prepared women for marriage. Read the frank guidance a young wife once sought.

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27 chapters

  1. 1WHAT A YOUNG WIFE OUGHT TO KNOW
  2. 2PREFACE
  3. 3CONTENTS.
  4. 4CHAPTER I. INTELLIGENCE OF THE YOUNG WIFE.
  5. 5CHAPTER II. HOME AND DRESS.
  6. 6CHAPTER III. HEALTH OF THE YOUNG WIFE.
  7. 7CHAPTER IV. THE CHOICE OF A HUSBAND.
  8. 8CHAPTER V. WHAT SHALL A YOUNG WIFE EXPECT TO BE TO HER HUSBAND?
  9. 9CHAPTER VI. TROUSSEAU AND WEDDING PRESENTS.
  10. 10CHAPTER VII. THE MARITAL RELATIONS.
  11. 11CHAPTER VIII. PREPARATION FOR MOTHERHOOD.
  12. 12CHAPTER IX. PREPARATION FOR FATHERHOOD.
  13. 13CHAPTER X. ANTENATAL INFANTICIDE.
  14. 14CHAPTER XI. THE MORAL RESPONSIBILITY OF PARENTS IN HEREDITY.
  15. 15CHAPTER XII. AILMENTS OF PREGNANCY.
  16. 16CHAPTER XIII. DEVELOPMENT OF THE FŒTUS.
  17. 17CHAPTER XIV. BABY’S WARDROBE.
  18. 18CHAPTER XV. THE CHOICE OF PHYSICIAN AND NURSE.

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