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ERIC Number: EJ600717
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2000
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ISSN: ISSN-1082-1651
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Leah Widtsoe: Pioneer in Healthy Lifestyle Family Education.
Woodger, Mary Jane
Journal of Family and Consumer Sciences: From Research to Practice, v92 n1 p50-54 2000
Recounts the life of Leah Widtsoe, who lobbied for women's and family life programs in extension and for passage of the Smoot Bill, eventually folded into the Parnell Act, which supported home economics education. (SK)
Descriptors: Educational History, Family Life Education, Federal Legislation, Health Promotion, Home Economics Education, Life Style, Womens Education
Publication Type: Historical Materials; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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