Screen LibraryCreating consumers：home economists in twentieth-century America
Saved in:
| Main Authors: | |
|---|---|
| Published: |
University of North Carolina Press,
|
| Publisher Address: | Chapel Hill |
| Publication Dates: | c2012. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Subjects: | |
| Carrier Form: | xi, 412 p.: ill. ; 25 cm. |
| ISBN: |
9780807835531 (hardback) 0807835536 (hardback) |
| Index Number: | F063 |
| CLC: | F063.4 |
| Call Number: | F063.4/G624 |
| Contents: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. "Home economics emerged at the turn of the twentieth century as a movement to train women to be more efficient household managers. At the same moment, American families began to consume many more goods and services than they produced ... |