New book celebrates pioneering Indiana women
April 15, 2011
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Klink illuminates Mary Matthews and Lella Gaddis in a time when women could not vote in governmental elections, and how both women used their natural talents and connections to achieve their goals in spite of a male-dominated society. Klink bases her writing on extensive oral history and archival research, which allows this book to shed new light on the important role females at Purdue played in improving the quality of life for Hoosier women.
Matthews, the founder and first dean of the School of Home Economics at Purdue University, created Indiana's first nursery school and authored a popular textbook, while Gaddis, Indiana's first state leader of Home Demonstration, traveled the state instructing rural women about nutrition, hygiene, safe water, child care and much more. In 1914 "reserved" Matthews hired Gaddis, the "sparkler," to organize Purdue's new Home Economics Extension Service, which linked the two ambitious colleagues.
Klink has a bachelor's degree in communication from Purdue. She writes advertising copy, personal essays and profiles. She has won 33 American Advertising Federation ADDY Awards, including a 2005 ADDY Award for "Purdue Pete Finds His Hammer." Klink's columns have appeared in many newspapers and magazines. She resides in Lafayette, Ind., with her husband and two sons. Learn more about Klink at https://www.angieklink.com
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Source: Becky Corbin, Administrative Assistant, University Press, 765-494-2038, rlcorbin@purdue.edu