
History of School Lunch in Wisconsin Rural Schools
Special | 25m 47sVideo has Closed Captions
Andrew Ruis chronicles how rural schools provided lunch in the early 20th century.
Andrew Ruis, Author of "Eating to Learn, Learning to Eat: The Origins of School Lunch in the United States," provides a glimpse into the life of rural schoolchildren in the 1910s and 1920s and focuses on the innovative ways Wisconsin addressed the need for sustenance during the school day.
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University Place is a local public television program presented by PBS Wisconsin
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History of School Lunch in Wisconsin Rural Schools
Special | 25m 47sVideo has Closed Captions
Andrew Ruis, Author of "Eating to Learn, Learning to Eat: The Origins of School Lunch in the United States," provides a glimpse into the life of rural schoolchildren in the 1910s and 1920s and focuses on the innovative ways Wisconsin addressed the need for sustenance during the school day.
Problems playing video? | Closed Captioning Feedback
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