Women were excluded from science for a long time. Their solution? Make a subject, that men had no interest in being involved in, scientific! Enter: Home Economics. Never considered Home Ec as a scientific subject? Well, our guest this week, Kathleen McHugh, is here to convince you otherwise by explaining her research on Ava Milam.

Hosted by Miriam Lipton and Lisa Hildebrand

Check out the ID blog!:https://blogs.oregonstate.edu/inspiration/2022/02/12/home-economics-as-a-science/