College of Agriculture and Home Economics - 0403 - Home Economics
Description and notes
Women's sewing class. Some women are using sewing machines and others are sewing by hand. It appears the instructor is standing at the front of the class.
Historical context
“DOMESTIC SCIENCE, PROFESSOR HORNING, MISS FOSTER, This course is especially designed to meet the needs of the young women students by giving them both practical and scientific instruction in things pertaining to the home. The endeavor is so to combine theory and practice that graduates of the department may be materially aided in the administration of the household... The sewing room is provided with all conveniences necessary to the department, four sewing machines, cutting tables, lap boards, sewing chairs, etc.” Cited from the Catalogue of Students for 1901-1902, and Announcements for 1902-1903 http://contentdm.nmsu.edu/cdm/compoundobject/collection/catalogs/id/8596/rec/1
Subject (LCSH)
Students
Sewing
Home economics
Subject (local)
New Mexico State University. College of Agriculture and Home Economics
Digital publisher
New Mexico State University Library
Access rights
Public record. No restrictions on use. See New Mexico Inspection of Public Records Act, Chapter 14, Article 2, 8th Edition, 2015
Source
NMSU Library Archives and Special Collections Department