The Cajuns gave appreciable aid to the settlers in homesteading and homemaking. Girls studied cooking, sewing and homemaking. Courses for girls included cooking, sewing, nursing, and homemaking. The magazine features articles and information related to homemaking, childcare, cooking and emotional well-being. Allen maintained the family finances and general homemaking tasks. To her advantage, she is skilled at cooking and homemaking, but has a timid personality. "Household production" is an economic category for activities including homemaking. More women are pursuing higher education rather than homemaking. Labor saving devices lowered the time cost of homemaking. All students are also exposed to industrial arts and homemaking. Later, it included the promotion of homemaking arts among its commitments.