A Students Exams From The Womens Institute Of Domestic Arts, Held In Scranton In The 1930s

(WOMEN'S INSTITUTE OF DOMESTIC ARTS). The Womans Institute of Domestic Arts & Sciences was just part of the International Correspondence Schools of Scranton. It promoted traditional forms of American female domesticity, such as sewing.Archive. Early 1930s. Scranton, PA. A small archive of materials related to the Women's Institute of Domestic Arts of Scranton. The papers include examination papers, reviews of said examination papers, pictures of clothing and scissors, etc. The materials belonged to a student named Susan Reiter. The exams deal with making clothing (probably a pragmatic skill during the depths of the Depression), with exam statements like Decoration is distributed more even over a dress as is becoming, There are three measures, the blouse length, hip measure and a fairly tight arm-hole measure and The press cloths should be boiled in fairly strong soap suds to which a pinch of baking soda has been added. Most of the pieces are on the schools letterhead and in generally fine condition.