Lake Placid Conferences on Home Economics
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The Lake Placid Conferences on Home Economics were a series of late-19th- and early-20th-century meetings that helped define and professionalize the field of home economics in the United States.
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| Lake Placid Conferences on Home Economics canonical | 1 |
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| instanceOf | academic conference series ⓘ |
| aim |
to define the field of home economics
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to develop a curriculum for home economics ⓘ to professionalize home economics ⓘ to promote scientific management of the home ⓘ to standardize terminology in home economics ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| dissolved | 1908 ⓘ |
| endTime | 1908 ⓘ |
| field | home economics ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Eighth Lake Placid Conference on Home Economics
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Fifth Lake Placid Conference on Home Economics NERFINISHED ⓘ First Lake Placid Conference on Home Economics NERFINISHED ⓘ Fourth Lake Placid Conference on Home Economics NERFINISHED ⓘ Ninth Lake Placid Conference on Home Economics NERFINISHED ⓘ Second Lake Placid Conference on Home Economics NERFINISHED ⓘ Seventh Lake Placid Conference on Home Economics NERFINISHED ⓘ Sixth Lake Placid Conference on Home Economics NERFINISHED ⓘ Tenth Lake Placid Conference on Home Economics NERFINISHED ⓘ Third Lake Placid Conference on Home Economics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Ellen Swallow Richards
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Melvil Dewey NERFINISHED ⓘ educators in domestic science ⓘ household management specialists ⓘ nutrition experts ⓘ social reformers ⓘ |
| inception | 1899 ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of home economics as an academic discipline
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formation of the American Home Economics Association ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| location | Lake Placid, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
domestic science
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household economics ⓘ nutrition and dietetics ⓘ sanitation and hygiene in the home ⓘ scientific approach to household work ⓘ women’s education ⓘ |
| numberOfEvents | 10 ⓘ |
| organizedBy | Ellen Swallow Richards NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| output |
published conference proceedings
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recommendations for school curricula in home economics ⓘ resolutions on the definition of home economics ⓘ |
| period |
early 20th century
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late 19th century ⓘ |
| significance |
helped establish home economics as a recognized profession
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linked home economics to Progressive Era social reform ⓘ |
| startTime | 1899 ⓘ |
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