Catherine Mary Buckton
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Catherine Mary Buckton (née Williams[1], 1826-1904) was a campaigner, writer and member of the Leeds School Board (elected in 1873) based in Leeds, UK, who strongly believed in the education of women, and promoted hygienic practices [2]
She wrote a number of books: 'Health in the House, 25 Lectures on Elementary Physiology In It's Application To The Daily Wants of Man and Animals Delivered To The Wives and Children of Working-Men in Leeds and Saltaire' (1876 [3]), 'Food and Home Cookery', 'Our Dwellings, Healthy and Unhealthy' (1885 [4][5]), 'Town and Window Gardening, Including the Structures, Habits And Uses Of Plants, A Course Of 16 Lectures' (1879[6]), and 'Comfort and Cleanliness (1894 [7])' [1]
Books
- 'Health in the House, 25 Lectures on Elementary Physiology In It's Application To The Daily Wants of Man and Animals Delivered To The Wives and Children of Working-Men in Leeds and Saltaire' (1876 [3])
- This was based on a series of lectures given over a 2 year period to children aged between 10-13. She used Germ Theory to explain the risk of infection, and used anatomy and physiology as an aid to learning (page x, preface [8] ).
- 'Town and Window Gardening, Including the Structures, Habits And Uses Of Plants, A Course Of 16 Lectures (Given Out Of School Hours to Pupil -Teachers And Children Attending The Leeds Board Schools)' (1879 [9])
- Based upon a series of lectures given to children, includes an introduction to the scientific basis of gardening, as well as practical advice.
- 'Our Dwellings, Healthy and Unhealthy (Addressed To Girls Attending The Leeds Board Schools' (1885 [10])
- Aimed at girls aged 9 and above, written with explanations in basic science, and simple experiments to 'explain the nature of good and bad air, ventilation, and why we have fevers'.
References
- ^ "Buckton [née Williams], Catherine Mary (1826/7–1904), promoter of household science teaching". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-52270;jsessionid=f0e077ae83c2fd39f490c1ffa3b1de5e. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
- ^ "Catherine Mary Buckton (1826-1904) - They Lived in Leeds - Thoresby Society". www.thoresby.org.uk. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
- ^ a b Buckton, Catherine M. (1876). Health in the house, 25 lectures.
- ^ Buckton, Catherine M. (1885). Our Dwellings, Healthy and Unhealthy ... Longmans, Green.
- ^ "Catherine M Buckton - Our dwellings healthy and unhealthy : addressed to girls attending the Leeds Board Schools / by Catherine M. Buckton". www.rct.uk. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
- ^ "FOOD AND HOME COOKERY by [EDUCATION.] BUCKTON, Catherine M." Deborah Coltham Rare Books. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
- ^ "Catherine Mary Buckton (1826-1904) - They Lived in Leeds - Thoresby Society". www.thoresby.org.uk. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
- ^ Buckton, Catherine M. (1876). Health in the house, 25 lectures.
- ^ Buckton, Catherine M. (1879). Town and window gardening, 16 lectures.
- ^ Buckton, Catherine M. (1885). Our Dwellings, Healthy and Unhealthy ... Longmans, Green.
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