Kyrk, Hazel (1886–1957)
Kyrk, Hazel (1886–1957)
American consumer economist. Born Hazel Kyrk, Nov 19, 1886, in Ashley, Ohio; died Aug 6, 1957, in West Dover, Vermont; dau. of Elmer and Jane (Benedict) Kyrk; University of Chicago, PhD in economics, 1920.
During WWI, worked as statistician for American Division of Allied Maritime Transport Council in London (1918–19); wrote doctoral thesis (1920), which was published as A Theory of Consumption, 1923, as well as The Economic Problems of the Family (1929) and The Family in the American Economy (1953); taught at Bryn Mawr Summer School for Women Workers (1922–25); worked at Food Research Institute at Stanford University (1923–24); was professor at Iowa State College (1924–25); taught economics and home economics at University of Chicago (1925–52), becoming full professor (1941); served as principal economist at Department of Agriculture's Bureau of Home Economics, participating in landmark project, Consumer Purchases Study (1938–41); appointed chair of Consumer Advisory Committee to Office of Price Administration (1943); was chair of Technical Advisory Committee for Bureau of Labor Statistics (1945–46); helped organize, and was board member of, consumer cooperative in Chicago and of Chicago Women's Trade Union League.