COLLEGIATE “PRACTICE BABIES”: CHANGING IDEAS OF PARENTING
Nils G. drew my attention to a fascinating now-abandoned America educational practice that nicely illustrates how ideas about ideal parenting shift over time. Between 1919 and 1969, the Home Economics departments of about 50 colleges and universities served as foster homes for orphans. Writes Emily Anthes at Wonderland:
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Monday, January 17, 2011
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