{"product_id":"the-secret-history-of-home-danielle-dreilinger-9781324004493","title":"The Secret History of Home Economics: How Trailblazing Women Harnessed the Power of Home and Changed the Way We Live","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe term \"home economics\" may conjure traumatic memories of lopsided hand-sewn pillows or sunken muffins. But common conception obscures the story of the revolutionary science of better living. The field exploded opportunities for women in the twentieth century by reducing domestic work and providing jobs as professors, engineers, chemists, and businesspeople. And it has something to teach us today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the surprising, often fiercely feminist and always fascinating \u003cem\u003eThe Secret History of Home Economics\u003c\/em\u003e, Danielle Dreilinger traces the field's history from Black colleges to Eleanor Roosevelt to Okinawa, from a Betty Crocker brigade to DIY techies. These women--and they were mostly women--became chemists and marketers, studied nutrition, health, and exercise, tested parachutes, created astronaut food, and took bold steps in childhood development and education.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHome economics followed the currents of American culture even as it shaped them. Dreilinger brings forward the racism within the movement along with the strides taken by women of color who were influential leaders and innovators. She also looks at the personal lives of home economics' women, as they chose to be single, share lives with other women, or try for egalitarian marriages.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis groundbreaking and engaging history restores a denigrated subject to its rightful importance, as it reminds us that everyone should learn how to cook a meal, balance their account, and fight for a better world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Danielle Dreilinger\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1324004495\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781324004493\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e W. W. Norton \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/04\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.30w x 1.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/18\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2021 pg. 80","brand":"Danielle Dreilinger","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44053247492351,"sku":"9781324004493","price":27.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_95890911-7551-4b27-8edd-a1c658f10b76.jpg?v=1685023271","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-secret-history-of-home-danielle-dreilinger-9781324004493","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}