Caroline Louisa Hunt (August 23, 1865 – January 28, 1927) was an American home economist and college professor. She was the author of more than a dozen USDA publications, mostly on foods.
Caroline Hunt | |
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 Caroline L. Hunt from a 1928 publication | |
| Born | August 23, 1865 Chicago, Illinois |
| Died | January 28, 1927 Chicago, Illinois |
| Occupation(s) | Home economist, college professor |
Early life and education edit
Hunt was born in Chicago, the daughter of Homer Conkey Hunt and Ann Mary Gleed Hunt.[1] Her mother was a teacher, born in England and raised in Canada. Hunt graduated from Northwestern University in 1888,[2] with further studies in chemistry at the University of Chicago.[3][4]
Career edit
Hunt had a working relationship with Hull House,[5] and taught at the Lewis Institute from 1896 to 1901, and at Stetson University in Florida from 1903 to 1904.[6] She was a professor of home economics at the University of Wisconsin from 1905[3] to 1908. She worked for the United States Department of Agriculture, and for the Bureau of Home Economics in the United States Office of Education.[7]
Publications edit
Many of Hunt's publications were government booklets or pamphlets, on practical topics in home economics.
- Wisdom of the wise; pithy and pointed sayings of the best authors (1891)[8]
- Home Problems from a New Standpoint (1908)[9]
- The Daily Meals of School Children (1909)[10]
- Economical Use of Meat in the Home (1910, with Charles Ford Langworthy)[11]
- The Life of Ellen H. Richards (1912)[12]
- Cheese and Its Economical Uses in the Diet (1912, with Charles Ford Langworthy)[13]
- Mutton and Its Value in the Diet (1913, with Charles Ford Langworthy)[14]
- Honey and Its Uses in the Home (1915, with Helen Woodward Atwater)[15]
- Fresh Vegetables and Fruits as Conservers of Other Staple Foods (1917)[16]
- Bread and Bread Making in the Home (1917)[17]
- Food for Young Children (1917)[18]
- How to Select Foods, I: What the Body Needs (1921)[19]
- Good Proportions in the Diet (1923)[20]
Personal life edit
Hunt died in Chicago in early 1927.[7]
References edit
- ^ Leonard, John William; Marquis, Albert Nelson (1924). Who's who in America. A.N. Marquis. p. 1675.
- ^ Northwestern University (1885). The syllabus of Northwestern University. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Evanston, Ill. : Northwestern University. p. 27 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ a b Webster, William Grant (1907). The Evanston Village High School. private circulation [Press of S.D. Childs & Company]. pp. 69–70.
- ^ "Caroline Louise Hunt". UWDC, UW-Madison Libraries. 1929. Retrieved 2024-01-28.
- ^ Wilbur Olin Atwater, Jane Addams (1898). Dietary studies in Chicago in 1895 and 1896: Conducted with the Cooperation ... University of Michigan. Govt. print. off.
- ^ Northwestern University (1903). Alumni Record of the College of Liberal Arts. p. 192.
- ^ a b "Along the Color Line: Personal" The Crisis (February 1928): 54.
- ^ Hunt, Caroline Louisa (1891). Wisdom of the wise; pithy and pointed sayings of the best authors. University of California Libraries. Boston, D. Lothrop Company.
- ^ Hunt, Caroline Louisa (1908). Home Problems [from a New Standpoint,]. Whitcomb & Barrows.
- ^ Hunt, Caroline Louisa (1909). The Daily Meals of School Children. U.S. Government Printing Office.
- ^ Langworthy, Charles Ford; Hunt, Caroline Louisa (1910). Economical Use of Meat in the Home. U.S. Government Printing Office.
- ^ Hunt, Caroline Louisa (1912). The Life of Ellen H. Richards. Whitcomb & Barrows.
- ^ Langworthy, Charles Ford; Hunt, Caroline Louisa (1912). Cheese and Its Economical Uses in the Diet. U.S. Department of Agriculture.
- ^ Langworthy, Charles Ford; Hunt, Caroline Louisa (1913). Mutton and Its Value in the Diet. U.S. Government Printing Office.
- ^ Hunt, Caroline Louisa; Atwater, Helen Woodard (1915). Honey and Its Uses in the Home. U.S. Government Printing Office.
- ^ Hunt, Caroline Louisa (1917). Fresh Vegetables and Fruits as Conservers of Other Staple Foods. U.S. Department of Agriculture.
- ^ Hunt, Caroline Louisa (1917). Bread and Bread Making in the Home. U.S. Government Printing Office.
- ^ Hunt, Caroline Louisa (1917). Food for Young Children. U.S. Department of Agriculture.
- ^ Hunt, Caroline Louisa (1921). How to Select Foods: I. What the Body Needs. U.S. Department of Agriculture.
- ^ Hunt, Caroline Louisa (1923). Good Proportions in the Diet. U.S. Department of Agriculture.