Author: American Home Economics AssociationPublisher:
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Category : Home economics
Languages : en
Pages : 16
Book Description
Home Economics Careers in Health and Welfare
Author: American Home Economics AssociationPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Home economics
Languages : en
Pages : 16
Book Description
Careers in Home Economics
Author: Muriel G. McFarlandFor You, a Double Future in Home Economics
Author: American Home Economics AssociationPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Home economics
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
Fascinating Careers Waiting for Girls in Public Health and Social Welfare
Author: American Home Economics Association. Social Welfare and Public Health DepartmentPublisher:
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Category : Home economics
Languages : en
Pages : 16
Book Description
A Pilot Study for Gainful Employment in Home Economics
Author: United States. Department of Health, Education, and WelfarePublisher:
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Category : Child care
Languages : en
Pages :
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Workshop on Utilization and Training of Auxiliary Personnel in Home Economics
Author: American Home Economics AssociationPublisher:
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Category : Home economics
Languages : en
Pages : 190
Book Description
Home Economics Careers and Homemaking
Author: Olive A. HallPublisher:
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Category : Home economics
Languages : en
Pages : 328
Book Description
The Secret History of Home Economics: How Trailblazing Women Harnessed the Power of Home and Changed the Way We Live
Author: Danielle DreilingerPublisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 1324004509
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 326
Book Description
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.
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