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Screenshot of daily.jstor.org: Washing machines took decades to catch on

Washing machines took decades to catch on (daily.jstor.org)

39 points by herbertl 6 days ago | 43 comments

JSTOR Daily article on why electric washing machines were slow to spread in interwar America, covering forced selling, racial dynamics, and commercial laundry competition.

washing-machines home-appliances consumer-history maytag

Screenshot of daily.jstor.org: Where did all the public bathrooms go?

Where did all the public bathrooms go?(daily.jstor.org)

319 points by herbertl 2 months ago | 724 comments

JSTOR Daily article on the history of public bathrooms, from Paris's 19th-century pissoirs to American temperance-era public toilets.

public-restrooms urban-history paris pissoirs

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Washing machines took decades to catch on(daily.jstor.org)

Where did all the public bathrooms go?(daily.jstor.org)

Washing machines took decades to catch on (daily.jstor.org)