RESEARCH TIP: Word History in Newspapers
ur great-grandmothers assigned cleaning tasks to days of the week as well as seasons. The notion of “spring cleaning” has been around a long time, and it’s fun to use old newspapers to learn more about how the term was used historically. At <>, I). Results aren’t limited to newspaper articles on the topic; a map shows you the states that use the term the most (and least), and a timeline shows you a dramatic growth in the phrase’s popularity and use in newspapers after 1900.
