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Catharine Beecher
Beecher was a nineteenth century teacher and writer who promoted equal access to education for women and advocated for their roles as teachers and mothers. In 1841 she published "A Treatise on Domestic Economy for the Use of Young Ladies at Home and at School". -
Ellen Swallow Richards
Richards was an industrial and safety engineer, environmental chemist, and university faculty member in the United States during the 19th century. Richards was the first woman in America to be accepted by any school of science and technology. Her work in sanitary engineering, and experimental research in domestic science, laid a foundation for home economics. She was the founder of the home economics movement, and the first to apply chemistry to the study of nutrition. -
The Morrill Act of 1862
This act, provided grants of land to states to finance the establishment of Colleges specializing in agriculture and mechanic arts. It would provide 30,000 acres per state Senator and Representative based on the 1860 census. The two land grant schools here in Arkansas are, the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville and the University of Arkansas Pine Bluff. -
Martha Van Rensselaer
Van Rensselaer was a founding co-director of the College of Home Economics, which led to the establishment of the New York State College of Human Ecology. Van Rensselaer served as an educator and proponent of the application of knowledge to improved quality of life in the home. She called the field of study “domestic science” and focused on key aspects of homemaking. -
Mary B. Welch
Welch taught home economics to women at Iowa State College. This was believed to be the first effort in the US to teach home economics to college students. -
Land Grant Universities in Arkansas
The University of Arkansas (Fayetteville) and the University of Arkansas (Pine Bluff) are both land grant Universities. The U of A was built in 1871 and opened it's doors in 1872 to students. -
Ellen gets her Degree
Ellen received her bachelor of science from MIT. She is the first woman to do this. -
Chemistry of Cooking and Cleaning: A Manual for Housekeepers is Published
Ellen publishes the manual for housekeepers. -
The Hatch Act of 1887
This Act expanded the land-grant program include funding for research and experiment stations. -
American Home Economics Association is founded
The American Home Economics Association was founded by Ellen H. Richards. -
Smith Lever Act of 1914
A United States federal law that established a system of cooperative extension services related to land grant universities. This allowed people to be informed about developments in agriculture, home economics, public policy/government, leadership, 4-H, economic development, coastal issues, and many other related subjects. -
Smith Hughes Act of 1917
Provided federal aid to the states for the purpose of promoting pre-collegiate vocational education in agriculture, industrial trades, and in home economics. -
George Reed Act of 1929
This act allowed schools a 4 year increase by funding one million dollars annually to expand vocational education in Agriculture and Home Economics. -
Agnes Fay Morgan
Morgan was the chair of Department of Home Economics at the University of California. She served on President Roosevelt's first Nutritional Congress. -
Vocational Act of 1963
This act expanded vocational education for work study programs and research. -
Vocational Amendment of 1968 & 1973
This Amendment increased the funding and extended education to disabled citizens. It also created work study programs for the students. This allowed there to be no federal control over these certain programs. -
Vocational Amendment of 1976
This Amendment gave equal opportunities for women and girls. This improved standards for vocational programs and education. -
Carl Perkins Vocational Act of 1984
This act increased funding, established bilingual vocational education, increased career counseling, and business/labor education partnership. -
Carl Perkins Act of 1990
this act allowed vocational-technical education as organized educational programs offering sequences of courses directly related to preparing individuals for paid or unpaid employment in current or emerging occupations requiring other than a bachelors degree. -
Name Change
The official name got changed from Home Economics to Family and Consumer Sciences.
