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 • Jan. 30, 2026
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 • Nov. 21, 2025
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
His father was an art teacher, and his mother taught home economics, Ms. Kijner said.
From New York Times • Jan. 13, 2024
Daddy’s been an English teacher at Forest Heights Junior High for a long time, but Mother’s first day of teaching home economics at Hall High School was supposed to be tomorrow.
From "The Lions of Little Rock" by Kristin Levine
