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We take a VERY deep dive into women's magazines of the nineteenth century to discover what motherhood ideals were presented in short stories, verbose poems, and cautionary tales! And what top tips magazines gave out to women and mothers on how to behave, how to chastise children, how to manage the household, and all manner of how-tos! A reeling long list of how to be the Perfect Mother, you can see some of the roots with influencer culture today.

References

Dale H. Porter, The Thames Embankment: Environment, Technology, and Society in Victorian London (Akron, Ohio: University of Akron Press, 1998).

Harry Stone, ‘Fairy Tales and Ogres: Dickens’ Imagination and David Copperfield’ in David Copperfield (New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 1990).

‘Essay - Female Education’ The Englishwoman’s Domestic Magazine, vol. 1 (1852), p.3.

‘The Sick Room and Nursery’ The Englishwoman’s Domestic Magazine, vol. 1 (1852) p.60.

Mrs Ellis, ‘The Mother’s Love’ The Englishwoman’s Domestic Magazine, vol. 2 (1853) p.24.

‘The Stepmother’ The Englishwoman’s Domestic Magazine, vol. 2 (1852) p. 70.

‘Large Families’ The Englishwoman’s Domestic Magazine, vol.1 (1852) p.4.

‘Aunt Deborah’s Receipt Book’ The Ladies' Treasury, 1 November 1857.

‘Domestic Gatherings’ The Ladies' Treasury, 1 March 1861.

‘The Education of Girls’ The Ladies' Treasury, 1 July 1868.

‘The Grandmother’ The Ladies' Treasury, 1 June 1859.

‘On the Expenditure of Limited Incomes’ The Ladies' Treasury, 1 April 1861.