In my research, I studied home economics between the years 1919 and 1944. By going through primary sources, most of which were articles from newspapers, I was able to piece together an overview of home economics in schools at that time. Although considered unnecessary by some, home economics was accepted by most as an integral part of girls' education and was promoted by women's groups and educators as not only preparing them to continue a household, but also how to manage various aspects of daily life. The push for home economics in schools seems to be the result of the general desire at that time for children to have a practical aspect to their education. An article in the Globe and Mail in October 1925 suggested that the education of high school girls should be practically oriented and therefore useful: receiving will help them make their own dresses or cook dinner. Primary school arithmetic, without the addition of a secondary course, would meet most prospective needs in that it would be more useful than a vague memory of geometry. The ability to be able to express oneself with a pen or with the tongue would be better than algebra. In the opinion of the survey, home economics for girls should be encouraged to a much greater extent than it is at present. In this article titled "An urgent drastic overhaul in schools: Home economics can replace mathematics for girls in British Columbia", he suggests that home economics can replace mathematics for girls in British Columbia. the education of young women should focus only on basic academic subjects and young women should take courses that they would find most useful in the assumed career of a housewife. Other part...... middle of paper ......8, 1939, 11. "A Home Economics Study Teaches School Girls to Be Good Housewives: Boring Meals Are probably in the limbo of the past as a result of the course,” The Globe and Mail, August 29, 1939, p. 13. “Home Economics to be Separate School at 'U',” The Winnipeg Evening Tribune, April 19, 1943, p. 13. Ted Schrader. “Education for Life,” The Winnipeg Evening Tribune, April 26, 1943, p. 6. “Urges School Emphasis on Homemaking,” The Globe and Mail, April 4, 1944, p. 9. Secondary sources: Linda Peterat and Mary Leah Dezwart, eds. , “The Pioneers: 1900-1925; Points of view of time. An education for women: The foundation of home economics education in Canadian public schools. Charlottetown: The Home Economics Publishing Collective, UPEI, 1995. Print. Mary Leah Dezwart, The Red Book Revealed: British Columbia's Home Economics Secret 1930-1975. History of British Columbia Vol. 40, no.2, 2007.