Dept. of Human Development and Family Studies student papers, 1990-1997.

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Dept. of Human Development and Family Studies student papers, 1990-1997.

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Papers written by students in HDFS 258 (Women's Studies 238). Topics include the Farmers' Wives Reading Course, given by the College of Home Economics, Martha Van Rensselaer, the "domecon" (Domestic Economics) baby program, and a 1948 film about the college. Miscellaneous topics concern organization including the Cosmopolitan Club, Frigga Fylgae, and S.E.D.O.W.A.H. (Scholarship, Enthusiasm, Dignity of Women in Agriculture and Home Economics), and a paper on Flemmie P. Kittrell. Also papers written concerning the Co-Ed Protest, late 1890s, by Rachel Harris and Cathy Hogan.

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New York State College of Home Economics

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Home Economics began as part of the Extension Service in 1900 with the arrival of Martha Van Rensselaer and the establishment of the Farmers' Wives Reading Course. In 1903-1904 Martha Van Rensselaer and Anna Botsford Comstock taught three courses within the College of Agriculture at Cornell University, relating to home and family life. In 1907 the Department of Home Economics was established at Cornell, with Martha Van Rensselaer and Flora Rose as its first instructors. In 1911 the two women bec...

Van Rensselaer, Martha, 1864-1932

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Hogan, Cathy L.

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New York State College of Home Economics. Frygga Fylgae.

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Harris, Rachel, 1975-

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Cosmopolitan Club (Cornell University)

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New York State College of Home Economics. S.E.D.O.W.A.H.

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