Remaking Home Economics: Resourcefulness and Innovation in Changing Times

Synopsis

.knowledge, Mission, Practice: The Enduring Legacy Of Home Economics / Billie J. Collier -- Extending Knowledge, Changing Lives: Cooperative Extension Family And Consumer Sciences / Jane Schuchardt -- Home Economics In The Twentieth Century: A Case Of Lost Identity? / Rima D. Apple -- Our Own Food: From Canning Clubs To Community Gardens / Susan F. Clark -- Weighing In About Weight: Advisory Power In The Bureau Of Home Economics / Rachel Louise Moran -- From The War On Hunger To The Fight Against Obesity / Stephanie M. Foss -- How Home Economists Taught American Women To Dress, 1910--1950 / Linda Przybyszewski -- New Patterns For Women's Clothing: Consumption Versus Sustainability / Margarete Ordon -- It Was A Special Time: African American Deans Of Home Economics In Predominantly White, Comprehensive Universities, 1987--2004 / Penny A. Ralston -- Cookin' With Gas: Home Economists In The Atlanta Natural Gas Industry, 1950--1995 / Sharon Y. Nickols -- Science Matters: Home Economics And Stem Fields Of Study / Peggy S. Meszaros -- Changing Names, Keeping Identity / Gwen Kay -- Building A Legacy In Stone: Rocks In The Road / Virginia Moxley -- Looking Around, Thinking Ahead / Billie J. Collier. Edited By Sharon Y. Nickols And Gwen Kay. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 261-264) And Index.