Product Description
A Near Fine Book without a Dust Jacket.
Rubbing to corners, tail and crown.
Light sunning and dust soiling to cloth.
Text block a bit toned with light dust soiling.
Text is unmarked.
Binding is tight and square.
Hardcover.
12mo.
[x], 90pp.
A slim, attractive volume from Ellen Henrietta Swallow Richards, the first woman to attend an American technical school, doing so at MIT, and the first American woman to receive a degree in chemistry.
She was a torch-bearing advocate for the educational liberation of women, focusing on empowering women within the home.
She is was the first president of the American Home Economics Association.
Publisher's Decorative Dark Teal Cloth, Black and Gilt Detailing, Olive Floral Endpapers
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