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Story May 29, 1907

The Evening World

New York, New York County, New York

What is this article about?

The article argues that advancements in laundry science, like Bueatlo and Peb-Nap, have shortened housework time, enabling mothers to keep daughters at home less and allowing them to attend higher schools for intellectual pursuits.

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GIRLS IN HIGHER SCHOOLS.

Science
Made
Higher
Educa-
tion Possible.

It has been said that the genius of K.
Mayer and
other studies
in other schools and colleges has greatly
increased
in
recent
Years.
They
are
in
"Hard to assign so the reason the gen-
eral admission of
women to the intellectual
and
professional world
is not very definite.
The real cause
found in the modern methods of doing
housework which make it possible for the mother to
keep her daughters at
home to aid her.
Consider what a day, for instance, when
washing was done in the old-fashioned
way required. A housewife and two
daughters
heavily.
An entire day to
cleaning a week's supply of clothing for
the family.
Under modern methods the
mother can
do this
work in less than
an hour, with no hard
labor,
leaving her
daughters
free.
Then
due
wholly
to the
Bueatlo
which
thoroughly
cleans
clothes
in cold or
lukewarm water, with virtually no rub.
At the same time
the clothes are
made clean, sterile and whiter.
Then
Peb-Nap
is
germicide,
and
destroys
all
danger
of spreading
disease.

What sub-type of article is it?

Curiosity Historical Event

What themes does it cover?

Social Manners Triumph

What keywords are associated?

Girls Higher Education Modern Housework Laundry Science Women Time Freedom

Story Details

Story Details

Modern methods of housework, particularly laundry using Bueatlo and Peb-Nap, reduce time spent on chores, freeing daughters to pursue higher education instead of aiding in household tasks.

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