Norton, Alice Peloubet (1860–1928)

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Norton, Alice Peloubet (1860–1928)

American teacher. Born Mary Alice Peloubet, Feb 25, 1860, in Lanesville, MA; died Feb 23, 1928, in Northampton, MA; dau. of Francis Nathan Peloubet (minister) and Mary Abby (Thaxter) Peloubet; m. Lewis Mills Norton (teacher), June6, 1883 (died 1893); children: 3 daughters, 2 sons.

Helped compile Home Sanitation: A Manual for Housekeepers (1887); lectured at Lasell Seminary to 1899; lectured at Hartford School of Sociology (1894), Boston Young Women's Christian Association school of domestic science (1895–1900), and Boston Cooking School (1898–1900); joined faculty of Chicago Institute (1900), then promoted to assistant professor of teaching home economics when Institute merged with University of Chicago as School of Education (1901); co-headed Chautauqua (NY) School of Domestic Science (1899–1905, 1915–17, 1920); published Food and Dietetics (1904); edited American Home Economics Association's publication, Journal of Home Economics (1915–21); oversaw home economics department at Constantinople Woman's College in Turkey (1921–23).

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