Public School Domestic Science by Adelaide Hoodless
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"Public School Domestic Science" by Adelaide Hoodless is an educational text focused on teaching domestic science, written in the late 19th century. The book is intended for use in public and high schools as a curriculum guide, emphasizing the importance of food, nutrition, and household management for young women and future housekeepers. It serves to equip students with practical knowledge regarding health, cooking, and the science behind nutrition. At the start of
the text, the author outlines the rationale for introducing domestic science into school curricula, highlighting the significance of understanding diet and its impact on health. The opening discusses the necessity of teaching the relationships between food, the body, and overall well-being, asserting that adequate knowledge can prevent a multitude of health issues caused by poor dietary habits. The preface sets the stage for the detailed exploration of cooking methods, food classifications, and the nutritional makeup of common foods that follows, with a clear intention of making this knowledge accessible and practical for students. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Hoodless, Adelaide, 1857-1910 |
|---|---|
| Title | Public School Domestic Science |
| Credits |
Produced by Suzanne Lybarger and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 73.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | TX: Technology: Home economics |
| Subject | Home economics |
| Subject | Cooking -- Study and teaching (Secondary) |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 18097 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-18097-7 |
| Release Date | Apr 1, 2006 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 625 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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