The British Housewife: Cookery Books, Cooking and Society in 18th Century Britain

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After season 1 of Ladies of London, Caprice continued her TV career, appearing on several British reality shows, including The Jump, Celebs on the Farm and Dancing on Ice. She also still acts in TV movies and runs her lifestyle brand By Caprice.

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The change in behaviour is probably less than the professed attitude — what people say is more egalitarian than what they do.” During her research, Oakley, now 70, interviewed 40 women living in suburban London. She found they tended to be dissatisfied because of the monotony, fragmentation and social isolation inherent in the role of housewife. I think that Ladies of London, for now, is parked on a really beautiful bookshelf, with a lot of other magnificent pieces of work,” Fleming told Entertainment Tonight in October 2017. “I can't tell you if [or] when someone's gonna reach for that book again … you know, there are also books that lie on shelves for generations and generations without anybody reading them. So, who knows?" It was still unusual for women to go to university, especially working class women. Most left school and went straight into work until they married. Secondary schools – even grammar schools– prepared girls for this life: lessons were given in cookery, household management, darning, sewing and even how to iron an shirt properly. Girls were trained to look after their husband, their children and the house.

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