Huntington, Emily (1841–1909)

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Huntington, Emily (1841–1909)

American social-welfare worker. Born Jan 3, 1841, in Lebanon, Connecticut; died Dec 5, 1909, in Windham, CT; dau. of Dan Huntington (merchant) and Emily (Wilson) Huntington.

Became matron of Wilson Industrial School for Girls in New York, NY; published Little Lessons for Little Housekeepers (1875); developed "kitchen garden" program to teach poor and urban girls domestic skills, an important piece of the broader movement toward practical or industrial education in US.

See also Emily Huntington, Children's Kitchen-Garden Book (1881), The Cooking Garden (1885), How to Teach Kitchen Garden (1901) and Introductory Cooking Lessons (1901).

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