3.1 McKimmon: Home demonstration agent

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McKimmon is the lady with white hair and a short-sleeved polka-dotted dress standing in the center. History of Home Demonstration and 4-H Youth Development in North Carolina), Special Collections, North Carolina State University Libraries. About the photograph

Jane McKimmon was born in Raleigh in 1867. She was the first North Carolina State Home Demonstration Agent. She liked to work with ladies who lived on farms. She taught them new ways to take care of the home and their families.

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