Homemaking on the AirSix mornings a week, starting promptly at 10AM, home economist Aline Hazard greeted women across Wisconsin on WHA Radio’s Homemakers’ Program. Hazard, a University of Wisconsin home economist, and her colleagues instructed the unprepared homemaker on how to pickle, prepare frozen food, select a washing machine, and countless other household tasks. Hazard hosted the program for three decades, from 1933 to 1965, and was one of the most recognizable voices in the state. Sometimes Hazard took her show on the road, broadcasting live from beautiful gardens and other places of interest to Wisconsin women. This photo is from a 1940s broadcast. via: UW-Madison Archives, University of Wisconsin Digital CollectionsRead more about Hazard and the Homemakers’ Program in “Good Morning Homemakers!” in the Wisconsin Magazine of History.
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Homemaking on the Air
Six mornings a week, starting promptly at 10AM, home economist Aline Hazard greeted women across Wisconsin on WHA Radio’s Homemakers’ Program. Hazard, a University of Wisconsin home economist, and her colleagues instructed the unprepared homemaker on how to pickle, prepare frozen food, select a washing machine, and countless other household tasks. Hazard hosted the program for three decades, from 1933 to 1965, and was one of the most recognizable voices in the state.

Sometimes Hazard took her show on the road, broadcasting live from beautiful gardens and other places of interest to Wisconsin women. This photo is from a 1940s broadcast.

via: UW-Madison Archives, University of Wisconsin Digital Collections

Read more about Hazard and the Homemakers’ Program in “Good Morning Homemakers!” in the Wisconsin Magazine of History.

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