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Name: Children in the house
Author: Karin Lee Fishbeck Calvert

📘 Children in the house by Karin Lee Fishbeck Calvert

Author Karin Lee Fishbeck Calvert presents a scholarly investigation into the domestic world of children throughout history. The study examines how household practices, social customs, and material artifacts influenced the everyday experiences and development of young people. By exploring items ranging from clothing and toys to everyday domestic tools, the book offers a nuanced understanding of how family life and cultural norms shaped childhood roles and responsibilities in historical households.

First publish date: 1992

Genre: History/Modern History

Authors: Karin Lee Fishbeck Calvert

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