Description

Photograph of an illustrated print of the poem "Home Economics" by Ellen Henrietta (Swallow) Richards. The poem reads,

"ideal home life for today

unhampered by the traditions of the past.

utilization of all resources of modern science

to improve home life.

freedom of the home from the dominance of things

and their due subordination of ideals.

simplcity in material surroundings

which will most free the spirit

for the more important and permanent interests

of the home and society.

-Ellen H. Richards, 1904".