Author: Danielle Dreilinger
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 1324004509
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 326

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The surprising, often fiercely feminist, always fascinating, yet barely known, history of home economics. The term “home economics” may conjure traumatic memories of lopsided hand-sewn pillows or sunken muffins. But common conception obscures the story of the revolutionary science of better living. The field exploded opportunities for women in the twentieth century by reducing domestic work and providing jobs as professors, engineers, chemists, and businesspeople. And it has something to teach us today. In the surprising, often fiercely feminist and always fascinating The Secret History of Home Economics, Danielle Dreilinger traces the field’s history from Black colleges to Eleanor Roosevelt to Okinawa, from a Betty Crocker brigade to DIY techies. These women—and they were mostly women—became chemists and marketers, studied nutrition, health, and exercise, tested parachutes, created astronaut food, and took bold steps in childhood development and education. Home economics followed the currents of American culture even as it shaped them. Dreilinger brings forward the racism within the movement along with the strides taken by women of color who were influential leaders and innovators. She also looks at the personal lives of home economics’ women, as they chose to be single, share lives with other women, or try for egalitarian marriages. This groundbreaking and engaging history restores a denigrated subject to its rightful importance, as it reminds us that everyone should learn how to cook a meal, balance their account, and fight for a better world.

Author: Anna Maria Cooley
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Category : Home economics
Languages : en
Pages : 584

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Author: California Home Economics Association
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Languages : en
Pages : 76

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Author: United States. Bureau of Education
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Category : Home economics
Languages : en
Pages : 272

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Author: American Home Economics Association
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Languages : en
Pages : 750

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Includes the proceedings of the annual meetings.

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Category : Domestic economy
Languages : en
Pages : 534

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Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 746

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Author: United States. Office of Education. Vocational division
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Category : Vocational education
Languages : en
Pages : 1452

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Author: Annie Robertson Dyer
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Category : Home economics
Languages : en
Pages : 312

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Author: Association of American Agricultural Colleges and Experiment Stations
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Category : Agricultural colleges
Languages : en
Pages : 316

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Volume for 29th, 1915 includes the 4th: Land Grant College Engineering Association. Proceedings of the ... annual convention of the Land Grant College Engineering Association ... ; in 1915 the Land Grant College Engineering Association united with the Association of American Agricultural Colleges and Experiment Stations.