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. After graduation, 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.[2]
abby, lillian, marlatt, march, 1869, june, 1943, american, educator, bornmarch, 1869, 1869, manhattan, kansas, diedjune, 1943, 1943, aged, madison, wisconsinacademic, backgroundalma, materkansas, state, collegeacademic, workdisciplinehome, economicsinstitution. Abby Lillian Marlatt March 7 1869 June 23 1943 was an American educator 1 Abby Lillian MarlattBornMarch 7 1869 1869 03 07 Manhattan Kansas U S DiedJune 23 1943 1943 06 24 aged 74 Madison WisconsinAcademic backgroundAlma materKansas State CollegeAcademic workDisciplineHome economicsInstitutionsUniversity of WisconsinBorn 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 After graduation 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 2 Notes edit K State Libraries University Archives Women s Guide Abby Lillian Marlatt 1869 1943 Abby Marlatt Dies Following Long Illness The Capital Times June 24 1943 p 6 Retrieved April 18 2020 via Newspapers com nbsp References editDictionary of Wisconsin HistorySee also editAbby Lindsey Marlatt Ph D her niece nbsp This article about an American educator is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Abby Lillian Marlatt amp oldid 1155746437, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
