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Cite this: Abell, L. G., Mrs. 1853. The skillful housewife's book, or, Complete guide to domestic cookery, taste, comfort and economy : embracing 659 receipts pertaining to household duties, the care of health, gardening ..., education of children, etc, etc., New York : R.T. Young.Publisher.
Supplied Caption: This frontispiece from Mrs. Lydia Abell's ladies guide, "The Skillful Housewife's Book", depicted many duties of the nineteenth-century homemaker.