History of Home Economics Finale dropping tomorrow! Catch up on my #feministsciencesubstack Part I describes the origins of Home Economics in U.S. Higher Education: Home Economics, Haven or Exile for Women Scientists? Part II describes notable scientific achievements in Home Economics Research in the interwar years: Home Economics: Advancing Science Part III describes the anti-feminist turn Home Economics took in the 1950s and 1960s. feministscientist.substack.com/p/1950s-homeec-training-the-original To clarify, I’m talking mainly in this series about Home Ec in college, not high school, though I do talk a bit about that. Home Ec classes in college were basically science classes—they were rigorous and included physics, chemistry, and biology. They were not about teaching sewing or cooking. That was high school level. However, there were obviously some problematic content in college home ec, mainly inaccurate sex education. Home Economics was often the only means in whic...