Historic

Who Killed Susie Homemaker: What Really Happened To Home Economics

Authors: Christy Salzwedel (Kent State University) , Catherine Amooso Leslie (Kent State University)

Abstract

Home economics was once a vibrant women's movement in America, on a level with the women's suffrage or temperance movements. A tendency exists for modern women to disregard the study of home economics as useless, old-fashioned, or anti feminist. The purpose of this study is to examine commonly-held perceptions of the decline of home economics as a social and scholarly phenomenon exploring the potential to re-elevate home economics by demonstrating its continued relevance in modern America.

Keywords: history, Consumerism

How to Cite: Salzwedel, C. & Leslie, C. A. (2014) “Who Killed Susie Homemaker: What Really Happened To Home Economics”, International Textile and Apparel Association Annual Conference Proceedings. 71(1).