Records, 1876-1923.

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Records, 1876-1923.

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The records include biographical information on Mary B. Welch (1840-1923), organizer and head of the Domestic Economy Department from 1875 to 1883. She was the wife of University President, Adonijah Welch. Mary Welch started her career at Iowa Agricultural College in 1871 as a lecturer in domestic science. In 1872, she attended schools around the world to prepare herself for organizing the Domestic Economy Department. A small amount of correspondence, writings, addresses, lectures, and class notes comprise the Department's early records.

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Iowa State University, Parks Library

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Iowa State University, Parks Library

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Iowa State College. Domestic Economy Dept.

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The first instructional course in domestic economy was Domestic Chemistry, offered in 1871. The Department of Domestic Economy formed in 1875 to instruct "young ladies of the Junior Class by lectures on the following topics: home furnishing, ventilation, water supply, cooking, sewing, management of help, care of the sick, training of children, dress, etc." A School of Domestic Economy with a two-year course of study was established in 1884-85, but was abandoned when the instructor, Emma Ewing, l...

Welch, Mary B. (Mary Beaumont), 1840-1923

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Organizer and head of the Department of Domestic Economy at Iowa State University (1875-1883). Her husband was Adonijah Welch, first president of the University. She started her career at Iowa State in 1871 as a lecturer for domestic science. In 1872 she attended schools around the world to prepare herself for the task of organizing the Dept. of Domestic Economy. She wrote a cookbook in 1884. From the description of Papers, 1858-1979. (Iowa State University). WorldCat record id: 2989...

Iowa State University. College of Family and Consumer Sciences

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Iowa State University first established coursework in "domestic economy" in 1872. The first instructor was Mary B. Welch, wife of University President, Adonijah Welch. In 1875 the Department of Domestic Economy was formed. It was among the earliest domestic economy departments in the United States. The department's name was changed in 1912 to the Department of Home Economics and in 1914 gained divisional status as the Division of Home Economics. At that time the curricula were domestic science a...