Abby Lillian Marlatt
Academic
1869 – 1943
Who was Abby Lillian Marlatt?
Abby Lillian Marlatt was an American educator.
Born in Manhattan, Kansas, Marlatt graduated from Kansas State College with a B.S. in 1888. receiving her M.S. from the same institution in 1890. From then until 1909 she taught home economics, beginning in Utah before going to Rhode Island. In 1909 she came to the University of Wisconsin, where she became the first director of the home economics department. She remained in this capacity until retiring, in 1939, with the title of professor emeritus. She established a regular curriculum and provided students with more specialized work; besides emphasizing teaching and extension work, she advocated broad training with grounding in the arts and sciences. During World War I she helped the state of Wisconsin to plan how to join in the national efforts towards conserving food. She remained in Madison after her retirement, dying there in 1943.
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- Born
- Mar 7, 1869
Manhattan - Nationality
- United States of America
- Education
- Kansas State University
- Lived in
- United States of America
- Manhattan
- Madison
- Died
- Jun 23, 1943
Madison
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on July 23, 2013
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