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“Everything you know about home economics is wrong”

by Danielle Dreilinger

May 6, 2021

In her new book, “The Secret History of Home Economics,” Danielle Dreilinger challenges common perceptions of a once-thriving profession.

A home economics lesson in 1953. In a new book on the history of home economics, author Danielle Dreilinger writes about how the profession created a “back door” for women in science, business, and engineering.

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The legacy of early female astronomers

by Kai Ryssdal and Bridget Bodnar

Dec 6, 2016

We explore cracks in the glass ceiling from a very long time ago.

Dava Sobel, author of "The Glass Universe: How the Ladies of the Harvard Observatory Took the Measure of the Stars"

Mia Berg

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