Divided Paths, Common Ground: The Story of Mary Matthews and Lella Gaddis, Pioneering Purdue Women Who Introduced Science Into the Home

by Angie Klink

Book Overview

In the early 1900s, Mary Matthews and Lella Gaddis forged trails for women at Purdue University and throughout Indiana. Mary was the first dean of the School of Home Economics. Lella was Indiana's first state leader of Home Demonstration. In 1914, Mary hired Lella to organize Purdue's new Home Economics Extension Service. According to those who knew them, Lella was a sparkler who traveled the state instructing rural women about nutrition, hygiene,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1557535914
• ISBN13: 9781557535917
• Release Date: March 2011
• Publisher: Purdue University Press
• Length: 262 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.4"