Home Work: The Secret History (and Future) of Home Economics

Home Work: The Secret History (and Future) of Home Economics

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Home Work: Quit Dissing the Jell-O Salad
When I began promoting The Secret History of Home Economics, I knew that everyone would ask me about practice babies.
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Quilt shop rebels
I am alive, readers!
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Home Work: A new home + Kindle sale
In which your faithful author eats bagged salad and Twizzlers and shares some life updates.
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Other people's groceries
On shopping lists, muesli recipes and change
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Pat Schroeder's favorite recipe
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Home Work: Incarceration part 2 and ~the cover~
Of all the places you wouldn’t expect home economists to work, prison might top the list.
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Home Work: Seven food groups?
I’ve got … a lot going on here.
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Home Work: My book is here!
Just a brief note because … it’s May 4. Happy Teacher Appreciation Day! And happy pub date for The Secret History of Home Economics! I am so thrilled by…
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Home Work: The murder of a home economist
The history of home economics has drama.
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Home Work: Mini all-book–news edition
Breaking my usual format for a quick few notes: Goodreads is hosting a giveaway of my book! Deadline to enter is March 28. Hence getting this email out…
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Home Work: Time for a micro-vacation?
The Illinois Teacher of Home Economics, ca. 1966, has some ideas for you.
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Home Work: Mass incarceration and Margaret Murray Washington
field reports from my book The Secret History of Home Economics Mass incarceration is an education issue. I’ve been on a tear about this lately, because…
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