Brown, Kathleen M., 1960-

Foul bodies cleanliness in early America / [electronic resource] : Kathleen M. Brown. - New Haven : Yale University Press, c2009. - xiv, 450 p. : ill. - Society and the sexes in the modern world . - Society and the sexes in the modern world. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 369-435) and index.

Caring for the early modern body -- Skin -- Corruption -- Empire's new clothes -- Gentility -- Virtue -- Reimagining sickness and health -- Healing housework -- Redemption -- Laborers -- Immersion -- Mission.


Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.





DNLM


Hygiene--History--United States--18th century.
Hygiene--History--United States--19th century.


Electronic books.

RA780 / .B76 2009

613/.40973