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
“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
Resourcefulness is the hallmark of the housewife, according to any 1950s home economics film.
From Salon ● Dec. 6, 2023
I nodded, wishing that Frankie and I had gotten them something better than the apron and handkerchiefs I’d sewn in home economics class and the Popsicle ornaments and drawings Frankie had made.
From "The Red Umbrella" by Christina Gonzalez
