At a high school in rural Center Ridge, Arkansas, students walked into a classroom and stepped into someone else’s shoes. Klair Jordan, then a 9th grade student, was playing the role of a single ...

In 1955, Young America Films, an educational and instructional video production company, released a nine-minute short simply titled, “Why Study Home Economics?” It opens on two high school-aged ...

The teacher emphasised that Home Economics delivers more than basic cooking and life skills. Through this class, students apply mathematical concepts such as measurements, time management and ...

Those readers whose memories of home economics class are dominated by muffin tins and sewing machines might be surprised to learn about Caroline Hunt, an early innovator in the field. Hunt had no ...

Danielle Dreilinger's "The Secret History of Home Economics: How Trailblazing Women Harnessed the Power of Home and Changed the Way We Live" is a fascinating history of the field and of the ...