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2021 selection · Nonfiction
The Secret History of Home Economics: How Trailblazing Women Harnessed the Power of Home and Changed the Way We Live
The Secret History of Home Economics: How Trailblazing Women Harnessed the Power of Home and Changed the Way We Live by Danielle Dreilinger appears in NPR’s 2021 Books We Love guide. NPR’s editors categorized the recommendation around nonfiction, cookbooks & food, for history lovers, placing it within the year’s broader reading conversation.
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