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    SebastianHecuba: I totally want to take that Home Planing course they take. It looks like advanced dollhouse decorating. That was like my obsession as a child. more »
    DonnaPelican: Oh, gosh. I go to Iowa State. more »
    roxrharris: hey, i'm a dietetics major. dont hate. more »
    cristanann: yay, iowa state! i did not major in home ec, but i graduated from there :-) more »
    ilovemaps: No lie -- my mom was the president of her high school's chapter of the Future Homemakers of America. She's now a special-needs teacher for elementary ... more »
    Phalene: Thin edge of the wedge to slide women into higher education. more »
    We Don't Live in the 60s: My great aunt had a PhD in Home Ec, and there is actually an endowed chair in her name. more »
    CrossWord: In all seriousness, if I were expected to do all the things those women were required to do as wives, I would need a degree in Home Ec, too. My pot ro... more »
    peperony and chease: I've always considered diorama-making as a career for those who couldn't cut it as hand-turkey artists. more »
    Kaehoku: "Well paid, too! Honey, if you study hard enough to get one of these jobs, you could make almost 1/2 of what your husband makes doing the same thing!!... more »
    Hamsterpants: The most riveting assembly we ever had was a dude from the gas company who stuck a fake hand that he was pretending was his in liquid nitrogen and the... more »
    MotorCityKitty: For a hilarious and well-written catalogue of these types of films from 1945-late 60's, Ken Smith's Mental Hygiene is a great book. And the topics of ... more »
    courtlynne: @HungryMohican: Oh jeez, I comment so slowly, you beat me to it. Anyways, yes, it's the greatest. "Look, look, look at my crotch!" more »
    smirkette: My mom was a home ec major. She said it was harder than most people thought--lots of chemistry. more »
    randomnessish: MST3K = brillz. hey, i like science! maybe i could learn how to screw in a lightbulb?! more »