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Originally posted by 33girl
I was required to take Home Ec class in jr high, and I graduated well after 1954. At the same time the guys all had to take shop, which I would argue is much more useless than home ec. I don't see anything wrong with having a high school class for women AND men to teach the basics of cooking, mending etc. Not everyone has someone around to teach them that stuff, and it's scary how clueless some people are about the basics of running a home and taking care of yourself.
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We (both boys and girls) were required to take Home Ec AND wood shop in 7th and 8th grades. 7th grade was sewing for Home Ec and small wood projects for shop (I think I made a shelf); 8th grade was cooking in HE and a lamp out of a pop/beer can for shop.
My friend and I were the only two girls in the CAD class one year in high school. That was the coolest class and I way kicked all the guys' asses in it.