In her new book, “The Secret History of Home Economics,” Danielle Dreilinger challenges common perceptions of a once-thriving profession. In her new book, “The Secret History of Home Economics: How ...

A guy at dinner not so long ago was bemoaning the passing of “the good ol’ days.” He was a good bit older than me and no doubt wiser.I don’t think I really understood what he meant until I found an ...

There’s an excerpt from a home economics textbook, reportedly used in public schools during the 1950s, that’s being passed around the workplace four decades later. It’s titled, “To Be a Good Wife.” ...

Home economics has come a long way, baby. In fact, it hasn’t been called that since 1994, when the name of the teaching discipline was changed to family consumer science. Coincidentally or not, that ...

FEW students of social problems to-day will question the general statement that the strength and sanctity of home life is still one of the most vital elements in the national fabric; and that the ...