My second-wave feminist mother tried to exorcise this from me, or at least didn’t encourage it. In eighth grade, they did ...

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Core FCS classes were slowly reassigned to other CTE programs and colleges began to shutter their home economics departments. “People are still kind of stuck on the ‘we bake cakes’ situation.” ...

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In eighth grade, they did offer a home economics class, but my mother put her foot down: I would be taking woodworking, no discussion. At best, Mom was well-meaning but confused. (I still have the ...