On the campus of North Dakota State University in Fargo, North Dakota, the Alba Bales House stands as a reminder of a bygone era when women were trained for careers in home economics. Today, the idea of students living in this “practice house” and learning to set a table, cook, and clean seems antiquated.
Prairie Public’s 30-minute documentary The Women of Alba Bales House reminisces with former home economics majors who fondly remember how their experiences at the house shaped their careers—and their lives.
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DVD. 30 minutes.
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Producer: Matt Olien
Editor/Graphics: Cassie Pierce
Videographers: Andy Garske, Tyler Gastecki, Cassie Pierce
Production Manager: Barbara Gravel
Executive Producer: John Harris
Funded by NDSU Libraries, NDSU College of Human Sciences and Education, and the members of Prairie Public.
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