home economics
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At the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, she studied home economics.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025
She was described as "academically minded" with a flair for English, French, home economics and geography.
From BBC • Feb. 21, 2025
According to the Craft Industry Alliance, by 2012 only 3.5 million students were enrolled in home economics classes nationwide, a decrease of 38% over the prior decade.
From Salon • Feb. 4, 2024
His father was an art teacher, and his mother taught home economics, Ms. Kijner said.
From New York Times • Jan. 13, 2024
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
