domestic science

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After the Civil War, women trickling into co-ed land grant and historically Black colleges could study “domestic science,” which taught the homesteading skills necessary for survival in agricultural areas.

From Washington Post

Scientists are concerned the UK's domestic science budget will have to foot a bill that has arisen as part of the UK's Brexit deal with the EU.

From BBC

It became a center for domestic science, with girls brought from other schools.

From Washington Post

"At school I excelled at everything except art, gym and domestic science," she once said.

From BBC

He reeled in new residents by offering cash prizes for babies born in his homes, equipping kitchens with “domestic science cabinets” and organizing resident softball leagues.

From The New Yorker