The Bureau of Home Economics: How Women Harnessed the Power of Science and Nutrition to Help Fight WWII and Improve Life on the Home Front

Home economics, as a field of scientific research and practice that aims to improve quality life, does not get the attention in twenty-first century it should. When thinking this subject, one might picture middle school students learning how sew or attempting cook an ill-fated meal, but late nineteenth through most twentieth century, home economics was thriving provided area for women contribute their communities, families, country during war times. The Bureau Economics who ran organization could disseminate information directly contributed improving lives on front aiding War effort between 1939 1945.