home economics
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He said that as a result, some schools had not been able to offer home economics, computing and technical studies classes to certain year groups.
From BBC ● Jun. 8, 2026
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
“It doesn’t,” replied Ms. Martin, who is also a Republican and taught home economics for 18 years at the Pittsburg School down the road.
From New York Times ● Jan. 22, 2024
Dorcas Reilly, who was one of the first full-time members of Campbell’s home economics department, took the challenge in stride.
From Salon ● Nov. 12, 2023
For a girl who’d had her first sewing lesson in home economics only six months earlier, it really was pretty nice.
From "The Red Umbrella" by Christina Gonzalez
