Project Gutenberg
2014-12-08
Public domain in the USA.
279
Kinne, Helen
1861
1917
Cooley, Anna M. (Anna Maria)
1874
1955
Cooley, Anna Maria
Clothing and Health: An Elementary Textbook of Home Making
Produced by Chris Curnow, Jane Robins and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This
file was produced from images generously made available
by The Internet Archive)
"Clothing and Health: An Elementary Textbook of Home Making" by Helen Kinne and Anna M. Cooley is an educational guide aimed at teaching home economics, particularly focusing on clothing and health, written in the early 20th century. The textbook is designed for elementary school students and emphasizes the importance of sewing, textile knowledge, and the relationship between clothing and health. The opening of the book introduces the Pleasant Valley School, where students are engaged in practical lessons about sewing and textile materials. The narrative highlights the girls of the sewing league as they learn how to choose appropriate materials for their projects, such as towels and aprons, while also discussing the characteristics of various fabrics like cotton and linen. Through hands-on learning, the girls explore not only the art of sewing but also the significance of making informed choices about clothing in relation to hygiene and health, laying the foundation for a well-rounded home-making education. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading ease score: 84.4 (6th grade). Easy to read.
en
Clothing and dress
Sewing
TT
Text
Category: Fashion
Category: How To ...
Category: Health & Medicine
Category: Teaching & Education
544306
2025-08-19T07:30:20.356674
text/html
501053
2024-10-24T12:48:44
text/html
4125506
2025-08-19T07:30:31.344649
application/epub+zip
4131564
2025-08-19T07:30:22.696668
application/epub+zip
229352
2025-08-19T07:30:21.514651
application/epub+zip
4288283
2025-08-19T07:30:37.239596
application/x-mobipocket-ebook
4221369
2025-08-19T07:30:30.107600
application/x-mobipocket-ebook
340015
2022-09-21T15:22:33.095261
application/x-mobipocket-ebook
407901
2025-08-19T07:30:18.395703
text/plain; charset=us-ascii
387903
2024-10-24T12:48:44
text/plain; charset=us-ascii
16966
2025-08-19T07:30:37.583565
application/rdf+xml
16648
2025-08-19T07:30:21.659658
image/jpeg
2635
2025-08-19T07:30:21.585653
image/jpeg
3944028
2025-08-19T07:30:20.723674
application/octet-stream
application/zip
Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at
https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog