
“Haushaltsschule” or Home Economics in 1900’s Germany
In connection with the women’s movement – the so-called “Haushaltsschulen”, in which young, middle-class women learned household skills, such as cooking, baking, sewing, handicrafts and cleaning as later housewives and wives. Around 1900 the first textbooks for home economics were also developed. Initially, however, household training was not viewed as a profession, but rather as a preparation for marriage. But despite all reform efforts, … Continue reading “Haushaltsschule” or Home Economics in 1900’s Germany