home economics
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She also organized the annual Lake Placid Conference from 1899 to 1908, which defined the field of home economics and framed domestic work as worthy of research and public funding.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
On Saturday morning the party launched a number of policies including a promise to bring down waits for NHS treatment to no more than a year, and reinstating home economics to schools.
From BBC • May 16, 2025
His father was an art teacher, and his mother taught home economics, Ms. Kijner said.
From New York Times • Jan. 13, 2024
Resourcefulness is the hallmark of the housewife, according to any 1950s home economics film.
From Salon • Dec. 6, 2023
When I got my course schedule, Mama explained it’s a new, fancy name for home economics.
From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan
