Laura Starr Ware Wilkinson

Laura Starr Ware Wilkinson (also known as, Mrs. John Wilkinson; June 20, 1843 - November 14, 1921) was an American home economist and the first president of the National Household Economic Association, which promoted the new field of domestic economy.

Laura Starr Ware was born in Deerfield, Massachusetts, June 20, 1843, the daughter of Edwin Ware and Harriet S. Ware. She was educated in Deerfield schools and Mrs. David Mach's school, Belmont, Massachusetts.^[1]

Her special work was in the interest of domestic economy. During the World's Columbian Exposition she chaired the Congress of Household Economics, and organized the National Columbian Household Economic Association, which proposed to have a vice-president in each state, and a chairman of household economics in each county in each state.^[1] Upon formation of the National Household Economic Association, Wilkinson served as its first president,^[2] till 1896.^[3]

On November 20, 1867, she married John Wilkinson, of Syracuse, New York. She traveled in England, Italy, Switzerland, Germany and America. In religious faith, Wilkinson was a Unitarian. She resided in Chicago, Illinois.^[1]

• This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain: American Home Economics Association (1910). The Journal of Home Economics (Public domain ed.). American Home Economics Association. p. 185.
• This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain: Campbell, Helen (1897). Household Economics: A Course of Lectures in the School of Economics of the University of Wisconsin (Public domain ed.). G. P. Putnam's sons. p. 249.
• This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain: Eagle, Mary Kavanaugh Oldham (1894). The Congress of Women: Held in the Woman's Building, World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago, U.S.A., 1893, with Portraits, Biographies and Addresses (Public domain ed.). Monarch Book Company.