“Home ec.” The words conjure images of high school girls concocting muffins, stitching aprons, dutifully preparing for life as wives and mothers. Forget all that. In her revelatory new book “The ...

You’ve had a lot on your plate this past year. Lock-downs, virtual classes and stay-at-home orders weren’t all bad, though; the hunker-down was an opportunity for a new hobby. Knitting busied your ...

"Home ec" is a class many people, who came long before the Facebook generation, took in school. Long before Martha Stewart taught us how to fold a fitted sheet on "Oprah," we learned about proper ...

Editor's note: This segment was rebroadcast on May 3, 2021. Find that audio here. Host Robin Young speaks with Danielle Dreilinger, author of the new book "The Secret History of Home Economics: How ...

When you purchase an independently reviewed book through our site, we earn an affiliate commission. By Virginia Postrel THE SECRET HISTORY OF HOME ECONOMICS How Trailblazing Women Harnessed the Power ...