How to Use home economics in a Sentence
home economics
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Electives like sewing and home economics haven’t been eliminated entirely from school curriculum, but many students graduate without knowing simple sewing skills.
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Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
15 Jan. 2026
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As department heads at Cornell University, the couple grew home economics studies there and shared their knowledge through articles that reached millions across the United States.
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USA Today,
9 June 2026
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Martha Van Rensselaer, who with her life partner Flora Rose later helped popularize the field of home economics, was born in Randolph, New York.
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USA Today,
9 June 2026
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In 1833, abolitionist and home economics writer Lydia Maria Child actually suggested using your own earwax as lip balm.
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Mark Hay,
Popular Science,
13 Aug. 2025
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Now a student at Kraboa Coaltar Presbyterian Senior High Technical School, Elizabeth is studying home economics in the Food and Nutrition department.
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Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
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Now a student at Kraboa Coaltar Presbyterian Senior High Technical School, Elizabeth is studying home economics in the Food and Nutrition department.
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Sarah Ferguson,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
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