Oregon Humanities Fall/Winter 2007

Cover of Oregon Humanities Fall/Winter 2007
Kathleen Holt
EDITOR
Jennifer Viviano
GRAPHIC DESIGN
Leigh van der Werff
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Marianne Keddington-Lang
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Domesticity

Measuring Up
by Mary Anne Beecher
How the field of home economics reformed--and validated--the domestic sphere
A Home of One's Own
by Lucy Burningham
Buying into the American Dream
Home/Work
by Daveena Tauber
What happened to the roles of women and children when work left home?
Garbage Night
by Scott Nadelson
Doing (or not doing) a man's duty
Fifty Square Feet Called Home
by Michelle Inderbitzin
the meaning of domesticity to inmates serving life sentences
A Place to Sleep
by Bette Lynch Husted
A bed makes a home
Handmade and Proud
by Jamie Passaro
Why knit a scarf, sew a skirt, or can tomatoes when you can buy them for cheap?
An Extension of Home
An interview with Randy Gragg, the new editor of Portland Spaces magazine
Blessings in Disguise
by Theresa Koon
The unpredictable heart of a neighborhood
Home Economics
by John Holloran
Using the house to bridge the public/private divide
Waitress
by Joanne Mulcahy
The hard, satisfying work of making a home in the public sphere

Reading Houses by Diana Coogle

Monticello
Sundborn
Zorngarden
Orchard House
Walden

Departments

Contributors

Letter from the Editor

Letters from Readers

Field Work:
The Citizens' University: Fishtrap celebrates twenty years and says goodbye to its founding director
By Leigh van der Werff
The Portland That Was: An innovative film project introduces viewers to Portland's forgotten history
By Leigh van der Werff

Posts: Readers Write about Domesticity

Review: War on Mommies? by Mary Rechner

Resources: Domesticity

Croppings: CareOregon's photography exhibition by Bruce Davidson