Betty Hawthorne (1920-1990) was a faculty member in Foods and Nutrition at Oregon State from 1946-1983, and served as OSU's Dean of Home Economics from from 1965 until her retirement from the university in 1983. In this lecture and Q&A session, she discusses the history and evolution of home economics as a discipline nation-wide.

Digitized from a VHS original held in the College of Home Economics Motion Picture Films and Videotapes (FV 044:002), Special Collections and Archives Research Center, Oregon State University Libraries.