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The secret history of home economics : (Record no. 38610)

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fixed length control field 201210s2021 nyuaf b 001 0ceng
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ISBN 9781324004493
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Author Dreilinger, Danielle,
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Title The secret history of home economics :
Remainder of title how trailblazing women harnessed the power of home and changed the way we live /
Statement of responsibility, etc Danielle Dreilinger.
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT)
Place of publication np
Name of publisher np
Date of publication nd
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Pagination xv, 348 pages, [16] pages of plates :
Other physical details illustrations ;
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc "The surprising, often fiercely feminist, always fascinating, yet barely known, history of home economics. The term "home economics" may conjure traumatic memories of lopsided hand-sewn pillows or sunken cakes. But obscured by common conception is the story of the revolutionary science of better living. The field exploded opportunities for women in the twentieth century by reducing domestic work and providing jobs as professors, engineers, chemists, and businesspeople that were otherwise foreclosed. In The Secret History of Home Economics, Danielle Dreilinger traces the field's history from small farms to the White House, from Victorian suffragists to Palo Alto techies. Home economics followed the currents of American culture even as it shaped them; Dreilinger brings forward the racism within the movement along with the strides taken by Black women who were influential leaders and innovators. She also looks at the personal lives of home economics' women, as they chose being single, shared lives with women, or tried for egalitarian marriages. This groundbreaking and engaging history restores a maligned subject to its rightful importance"--
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term Home economists
Form subdivision Biography.
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Topical term Housekeepers
Form subdivision Biography.
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Topical term Women scientists
Form subdivision Biography.
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Topical term Home economics
General subdivision History.
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Item type Books
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Classification number TX139
Item number .D74 2021
Holdings
Source of classification or shelving scheme Not for loan Collection code Home library Current library Shelving location Date acquired Mode of acquisition Full call number Accen. No. Copy number Koha item type
Library of Congress Classification   Non-fiction OLUSEGUN OKE LIBRARY LAUTECH OLUSEGUN OKE LIBRARY LAUTECH   27/05/2024 Gift TX139 .D74 2021 00048872 1 Books