home economics

Looks at how homes and household tools have changed over time, discussing the switch from radiators to furnaces, fans to air conditioners, washboards to washing machines, and other examples.

Collects tips, with step-by-step instructions, for cooking, gardening, entertaining, cleaning, saving money, being neighborly, and becoming active in one's community.

Describes a number of careers for people without college who desire to work in the organizational or management field including retail, event and travel coordinator, wedding planner, life coach, auctioneer, or import-export specialist.

A cookbook for tweens and teens with both sweet and savory recipes for healthy meals, snacks, and baked desserts. Includes baking techniques and tips for recipe alterations.

Describes the homes, customs, and habits of seventeenth- and eighteenth-century North American settlers.

After their mother sets up a new list of household chores for them to do, Sophie and her siblings argue about housekeeping and finally go on strike.

Describes how four staples--candles, soap, brooms, and cider--were made in colonial times.

Discusses what it was like to live in different regions of the country, the various duties of a housewife, and the social life of the early settlers.