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Publisher's Note v
Foreword vii
Table of Contents ix
List of Tables xiii
List of Illustrations xv
Introduction xvii
CHAPTER
I. Finding the New Home 1
The First Adjustments 1
Homes Studied 6
Dissolving Barriers 14
II. Family Relationships 19
Separated Families 20
Keeping Boarders 23
The Man Without a Family 27
The Single Woman 29
The Migrant Family 32
From Farming to Industry 34
The Wage-earning Mother 39
Changed Duties of a Mother 43
Paternal Authority Passing 47
III. The Care of the House 54
New Housekeeping Conditions 54
Demands of American Cookery 58
Water Supply Essential 60
Overcrowding Hampers the Housewife 62
Women Work Outside the Home 65
Housing Improvement 66
Government Building Loans 75
Instruction in Sanitation 80
IV. Problems of Saving 85
Present and Future Needs 85
Unfamiliarity with Money 88
Irregularity of Income 91
Reserves for Misfortunes 92
The Cost of Weddings 98
Christenings and FÊte Days 103
Buying Property 105
Building and Loan Associations 109
Postal Savings Banks 111
Account Keeping

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