Ann Oakley is Professor of Sociology and Social Policy at the UCL Social Research Institute. A social researcher for 60 years, and author of many academic publications, she is also well known for her biography, autobiography and fiction. Her books include The Sociology of Housework, From Here to Maternity and The Men's Room which was serialised by the BBC in 1991, and most recently Forgotten Wives (Policy Press, 2021).

“Ann Oakley has uncovered the fascinating story of efforts to establish domestic science as a legitimate academic subject, once again bringing to bear her trademark perceptiveness, commitment, rigour and humour.” Graham Crow, University of Edinburgh

• Prologue: My life in housework1. Introduction: From the sociology to the science of housework2. Gender and germs: housework today3. Teaching girls about housework4. Sweeping science into the home5. This man- made world6. Lectures for ladies7. Alice through the cooking class8. Transatlantic experiments9. Sources of power10. White subjects: domestic science in the colonies and other places11. Legacies and meaningsAppendix: List of characters

Ann Oakley is Professor of Sociology and Social Policy at the UCL Social Research Institute. A social researcher for 60 years, and author of many academic publications, she is also well known for her biography, autobiography and fiction. Her books include The Sociology of Housework, From Here to Maternity and The Men's Room which was serialised by the BBC in 1991, and most recently Forgotten Wives (Policy Press, 2021).

“Ann Oakley has uncovered the fascinating story of efforts to establish domestic science as a legitimate academic subject, once again bringing to bear her trademark perceptiveness, commitment, rigour and humour.” Graham Crow, University of Edinburgh

• Prologue: My life in housework1. Introduction: From the sociology to the science of housework2. Gender and germs: housework today3. Teaching girls about housework4. Sweeping science into the home5. This man- made world6. Lectures for ladies7. Alice through the cooking class8. Transatlantic experiments9. Sources of power10. White subjects: domestic science in the colonies and other places11. Legacies and meaningsAppendix: List of characters

Ann Oakley is Professor of Sociology and Social Policy at the UCL Social Research Institute. A social researcher for 60 years, and author of many academic publications, she is also well known for her biography, autobiography and fiction. Her books include The Sociology of Housework, From Here to Maternity and The Men's Room which was serialised by the BBC in 1991, and most recently Forgotten Wives (Policy Press, 2021).

“Ann Oakley has uncovered the fascinating story of efforts to establish domestic science as a legitimate academic subject, once again bringing to bear her trademark perceptiveness, commitment, rigour and humour.” Graham Crow, University of Edinburgh

• Prologue: My life in housework1. Introduction: From the sociology to the science of housework2. Gender and germs: housework today3. Teaching girls about housework4. Sweeping science into the home5. This man- made world6. Lectures for ladies7. Alice through the cooking class8. Transatlantic experiments9. Sources of power10. White subjects: domestic science in the colonies and other places11. Legacies and meaningsAppendix: List of characters