The British Housewife: Cookery Books, Cooking and Society in 18th Century Britain

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a b c Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Markham, Gervase". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol.17 (11thed.). Cambridge University Press. p.735. Although Markham disclaims authorship in the preface, he did adapt the recipes to suit current tastes, notably with sweet and sour sauces. The book contains what is probably the first published recipe for Banbury cake. The study of domestic labour was not taken seriously at all — it wasn’t understood to be a topic, in fact,” Oakley tells me as we sit in her office at the Institute for Education in London where she is professor of sociology and social policy.

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That happens with men too, but they have to first of all be willing to put themselves in the position so those changes can occur.” Nobody wanted to take any responsibility for me. The council wouldn't pay, neither would social services, but she looked after me using her own money without any help.

Shopping for food in the 1950s and 1960s was done every day as storing fresh food was difficult. There were no supermarkets so the housewife would visit the local baker, the butcher, the greengrocer and the grocer individually, carrying all her shopping home in baskets or in a pull-along trolley. She would pride herself on budgeting and keeping within the weekly allowance that she would receive from her husband. Not many working or middle class families had a family car although many had motorbikes. Traffic was light especially down residential streets so children played out in the street quite safely. When we moved here, I was nostalgic for London. Now I don't miss it," she told Bravo in September 2017. "But when we first moved here I did and so I really created this place that reminded me of London. And people walk in here and they’re like, 'This feels like London!' And I go, 'Well, thats what I was hoping for, that’s what I wanted.'" Segan, Francine (2011). Shakespeare's Kitchen: Renaissance Recipes for the Contemporary Cook. Random House Publishing Group. p.266. ISBN 978-0-679-64498-9.

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Michael R. Best (editor), The English Housewife, Toronto: McGill-Queen's University Press, 1986. ISBN 0-7735-0582-2. Why marriage advice from the 1950s shouldn’t be so easily dismissed, and is a stark warning for wives who dream of a romantic relationship that’ll stand the test of time. She is philosophical when I suggest that her work, and the work of many other feminists from her generation, is rarely cited in the popular feminist polemics being published today. I think that Ladies of London, for now, is parked on a really beautiful bookshelf, with a lot of other magnificent pieces of work,” Fleming told Entertainment Tonight in October 2017. “I can't tell you if [or] when someone's gonna reach for that book again … you know, there are also books that lie on shelves for generations and generations without anybody reading them. So, who knows?" I definitely have my eye set on the States. That’s my — that’s my goal,” Stanbury said. “I’ve got friends in New York and Beverly Hills. Beverly Hills probably is more of a relaxed atmosphere for me, at least. I love it. I’ve got a lot of friends in L.A., you know? But you never say never to New York either.”Every day my phone is ringing off the hook with more people needing help and I’ve had interest from all around the world. I’ve just been invited to India with a man who helps homeless people to see what things are like. The change in behaviour is probably less than the professed attitude — what people say is more egalitarian than what they do.”

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Therefore, as “housework is directly opposed to the possibility of human self-actualisation,” she concluded with a call to abolish the housewife role. However, she feels that some of the media discussions around contemporary feminism she is aware of have little in common with the women’s liberation movement of the ’70s. If you asked women now to talk about themselves as housewives they wouldn’t know what you were talking about really.”

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