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HOOVER, JESSIE, AMY KELLY, ADA B. ERWIN / UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO - Rural School Lunches (Home Economics Department) (Extension Bulletin No. 4)

Title: Rural School Lunches (Home Economics Department) (Extension Bulletin No. 4)
Description: Moscow, Idaho: University of Idaho Press, 1918. Revised Edition; 1st Printing. Stapled wraps. B&W Illustrations; This is a trade sized booklet with self covers and a stapled spine. The booklet is in Very Good- condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The spine ends and corners of the booklet have some bumping, wear and small nicks / chips. There are several small spots of ground-in dirt to the booklet covers. The text pages are clean and bright. "In the United States, there was a social inequality gap during the industrial era and there was room for improvement in all realms of education. Poor children were experiencing malnutrition and hunger due to a low income of families. Philadelphia and Boston were the first 2 cities to institute school lunches in the U. S. Organizations such as Women's Education and the Starr Center Association began serving hot meals to students for a cost that was affordable for most. Soon after, teachers started to notice the benefits of students both mentally and physically. The federal government wasn't involved until the Great Depression (1920s) , farmers and labors weren't doing well financially and the school lunch program was a solution that benefited everyone. " (from Wikipedia). Very Good- .

Keywords: Cook Books Jessie Hoover Amy Kelly Ada B. Erwin University Of Idaho Home Economics University Of Idaho Extension Bulletin Rural School Lunches

Price: US$ 20.00 Seller: S. Howlett-West Books
- Book number: 41969

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