What a Young Wife Ought to Know

"What a Young Wife Ought to Know" by Emma F. Angell Drake, acts as an early 1900s manual crafted to instruct young women on their expected roles as wives and mothers. Concentrating on the significance of self-knowledge, well-being, and intellect, the book emphasizes the crucial traits needed to effectively manage their responsibilities within the home and family. It explores themes of marital duties, a wife's impact on the household, and the need to comprehend one's body and reproductive health. Setting a serious tone right from the start, it addresses the shifts young women face as they become wives and insists that they gain essential knowledge regarding health, motherhood, and their impact on future generations, warning against ignorance and advocating for self-understanding and knowledge in areas like anatomy and health maintenance to succeed as homemakers and understand their choices' effects on future generations. The author conveys that accepting the role of a wife means engaging in a partnership to foster the family's moral and physical well-being.