The Cost of Shelter

The Cost of Shelter
Ellen Swallow Richards, the foremost female industrial and environmental chemist in the United States during the 19th century (1842-1911)

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
-01- ABOUT THIS BOOK
-02- THE HOUSE AND WHAT IT SIGNIFIES IN FAMILY LIFE
-03- THE HOUSE CONSIDERED AS A MEASURE OF SOCIAL STANDING
-04- LEGACIES FROM THE NINETEENTH CENTURY
-05- THE PLACE OF THE HOUSE
-06- POSSIBILITIES IN SIGHT PROVIDED THE HOUSEWIFE IS PROGRESSIVE
-07- THE COST PER PERSON
-08- THE RELATION BETWEEN COST OF HOUSING AND TOTAL INCOME
-09- TO OWN OR TO RENT, A DIFFICULT QUESTION