CHAPTER I. MOTHERCRAFT AND HOME-MAKING EDUCATION

I. Barnes, Earl. Woman in Modern Society. Huebsch. 1912. 258 p. $1.25. Social responsibilities of modern women; education for home-making.

Froebel, F. Letters on Kindergarten. Bardeen. 1891. 331 p. $1.50. Froebel’s plan for a training school, and description of its operation; beginnings of Pestalozzi-Froebel House.

Nearing, Scott, and Nellie M. S. Woman and Social Progress. Macmillan. 1912. 281 p. Bibl. $1.50. The biological, domestic, industrial and social phases of woman’s progress; home-making education.

Oppenheim, Nathan. Development of the Child. Macmillan. 1898. $1.25. See his Chap. XI, The Profession of Maternity.

Read, Mary L. Mothercraft Education. (In preparation.) Historical review; methods and curriculum.

†Spencer, Anna G. Woman’s Share in Social Culture. Kennerly. 1913. 331 p. Bibl. $2.00. Responsibilities and opportunities, in home and society.

Tarbell, Ida M. The Business of Being a Woman. Macmillan. 1912. 238 p. $1.25. Social, civic and home responsibilities.

(The three following collections are comprehensive in scope, covering the field of child development, care, training and social welfare.)

Guide Book to Childhood. Issued by the American Institute of Child Life. Synopses from authorities. Annotated reference list. $2.50.

Library of Home Economics. 1909. 12 vol. Also abridged ed. 2 vol. Bibl. Prepared by a board of authors, special authorities. Includes domestic science as well as child care and training. Issued by the American School of Home Economics, Chicago.

Parents and their Problems. 1915. 8 vol. $15. Nat. Mothers’ Cong. Quotations from various authorities.

I._b._ Andrews, Benj. R. Education for the Home. U. S. Bureau Education. 1914. 4 pamphlets. 428 p. Illus. Bibl. $.75. Survey of present status and methods of home-making education in U. S.

Bolce, Harold. Training for Motherhood. Gd. Hskp. Mag. Sept., 1912. 8 p. Illus. Sesame House for Home Life Training (London), and the School of Mothercraft (New York).

Comstock, Sarah. Mothercraft. Gd. Hskp. Mag. Dec., 1914-June, 1915. Illus. School of Mothercraft; child care and training. Also in bound volume. Hearst. 1915. 214 p. Illus. $1.00.

Huddleston, Mrs. J. H. Should the College Curriculum be Modified? 1909. Report of Committee of Assn. Collegiate Alumnæ, regarding home-making courses in college curriculum.

Read, Mary L. What Every Mother Knows. Outlook, Feb. 3, 1912. 6 p. Scope and spirit of mothercraft training; outline of curriculum.

Read, Mary L. Mothercraft. Jour. of Heredity, Aug., 1916. School of Mothercraft and National Association.

U.S. Bureau of Education. Reading Courses for Parents. Free.

II. American Motherhood. Cooperstown, N. Y. $1.50. Popular articles on the home, child care and training.

The Child (London). Stechert. $5.25. Authoritative articles on child care, training, social welfare; special education for young women in England; book reviews.

Child Life. Amer. Insti. Child Life. Philadelphia. $1.00. Reviews of current literature on child care and training; book reviews.

Child Welfare Magazine. Lippincott. $1.00. (Mo. Cong. and Parent-Teachers’ Assn.) Child training; organization reports.

Home Progress. Houghton. $3.00. Articles on home life and child training; book reviews.

Journal of Home Economics. Baltimore. $2.00. (Amer. H. E. Assn.) Popular and technical articles on home economics and home-making.

Mothers’ Magazine. D. C. Cook, Elgin, Ill. $1.50. Popular articles on child training and care.

III. American Home Economics Association. Baltimore, Md. Membership organization of home economics teachers, housekeepers and others interested in progress of home life. Annual meeting; publishes annual proceedings, bulletins, Journal of Home Economics.

American Institute of Child Life. Philadelphia. An educational institution which furnishes its members personal service of books, correspondence, bulletins, on home-making, children’s education, play, vocational guidance. Works through individual homes, and clubs of its members. Publishes Child Life.

International Congress of Mothers, and Parent-Teachers Association. Washington, D. C. Mrs. Frederic Schoff, President. Organizes clubs and public meetings; furnishes speakers, programs, reading lists, literature, personal correspondence. Publishes Child Welfare Magazine. Holds annual meeting.

National Association for Mothercraft Education. New York City. Co-operates with organizations, institutions and communities in the development of systematic courses of training in mothercraft; issues bulletins.