home economics

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For much of the 1900s, family and consumer sciences, more broadly known as home economics, were a staple of educational curricula in most American communities.

From Salon

She competed in—and won—pageants and was active in her Baptist church, before getting a degree in home economics from the University of Kentucky.

From The Wall Street Journal

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

She was described as "academically minded" with a flair for English, French, home economics and geography.

From BBC

Janice says, “Well, I have to fill one science requirement and English, and I want to take home economics…”

From Salon