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And appliances that reduced some labor often raised the bar: more frequent washing, more cleaning, more elaborate meals, as University of Chicago home economics professor Hazel Kyrk described in “Economic Problems of the Family.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

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

His father was an art teacher, and his mother taught home economics, Ms. Kijner said.

From New York Times ● Jan. 13, 2024

“Very nice,” he said after he unwrapped the heavy gray socks she’d knitted in home economics.

From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez


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