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Municipal housekeepers were militant women who believed that a womans place was in the home, but that the home was larger than just four walls. They believed a womans home was her city and that it was the responsibility of women to keep their cities safe and clean. This study traces the beginnings of municipal housekeeping journalism to the early days of the womens club movement in America and describes its development in newspapers, club publications, general interest magazines and popular womens magazines. It is the first study to concentrate on the work of women journalists during the movement, explores the different ways women promoted reform activities in newspapers and magazines, and links the work of the earlier women journalists to the 19th century themes of domesticity and municipal housekeeping.
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