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Ellen Richards
Ellen Richards is the founder of home economics, now known as Family and Consumer Science. She was a scientist, chemist, and graduate of MIT. She encouraged the increase in women's involvement in science. One of the her specialties included sanitation. -
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Sarah Tyson Rorer
Sarah Tyson Rorer is one of the founders of home economics and often known as America's first dietitian. She wrote many books, edited the magazine Good Housekeeping, and served as director at the Philadelphia Cooking School. After the end of the Civil War, Rorer shared economical ways to cook and live domestic life. -
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Melvil Dewey
Dewey worked alongside Ellen Richards to establish the Lake Placid Conferences. He is best known for his library organization system known as the Dewey Decimal System. -
Morrill Act
The Morrill Act was passed to establish funded by federal land grants. These universities taught practical skills to the working class that may not have gotten the chance to attend school or learn trade skills. -
Land Grant Universities
These universities were created to receive the benefits of the Morrill Acts. Agriculture, military tactics, and engineering were taught to the working class. Practical education was the goal. -
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Margaret Murray Washington
Margaret Murray Washington was the third wife of Booker T. Washington and an influential person of color in home economics. She was an English teacher and soon became the dean of women at the Tuskegee Institute. She promoted the teaching of domestic science to women. A quote of her's is "As the homes among the Colored race make progress, so will the race itself advance." She edited a manual of home economics that would reach rural Black women. -
Arkansas Land Grant Universities
The University of Arkansas was the first land grant university in Arkansas followed by the University of Arkansas Pine Bluff. -
Melvil Dewey - The Creation of the Dewey Decimal System
Melvil Dewey creates the Dewey Decimal System, the most popular organization system used in libraries to order articles, books, and works. -
Sarah Tyson Rorer - Opens Philadelphia Cooking School
The Philadelphia Cooking School was one of the first of its time, especially to be founded by a woman. This school marked the start of Sarah Tyson Rorer's education career -
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Eleanor Roosevelt
Eleanor Roosevelt was an important figure that helped establish the College of Home Economics. She was the wife of Franklin D. Roosevelt. Her involvement helped increase the funding going towards Home Economics the education of it. She supported this movement because of it's promotion of women's education and direct impact on the homes of the people of the country. -
Ellen Richards - Opens New England Kitchen
Richard oversaw the establishment of the New England Kitchen that opened in Boston. The kitchen offered nutritious meals created on a low budget while also educating on the methods used to prepare the meals. -
Margaret Murray Washington - Editing a Home Manual for rural Black women
As mentioned in her summary, Margaret Murray Washington edited a manual that would reach rural communities, educating on domestic science. Some of the topics mentioned in this manual include how to dress and ventilation as well as home demonstration agents. -
The Rumford Kitchen
The department of Hygiene and Sanitation was shown in an exhibit known as the Rumford Kitchen. This kitchen was established by Ellen Richards and was made with the intention to share the chemistry of cooking. -
Lake Placid, New York - Lake Placid Conferences
These conferences were the location and event where many shared their ideas and thoughts regarding home economics. They also brainstormed ways to promote and encourage the study of home economics. This is the location where the AHEA was founded. -
Ellen Richards & Lake Placid conferees establish the American Home Economics Association
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Smith Lever Act
The Smith-Lever Act created the Cooperative Extension Service including FACS. These programs offered education on agricultural practices and technology. -
Smith-Hughes Act
The Smith-Hughes Act established FACS as part of vocational (CTE) Education. Many of the vocations encouraged were within agriculture, industrial trades, and home economics. -
The Founding of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
Founded in Cleveland, Ohio, the AND is the largest organization of nutrition and dietetic practitioners in the world.The main goal of the AND is to improve the health and wellness of society as a whole through food and nutrition as well as conservation. -
Cornell University - The School of Home Economics is Established
After the installation of the first female professors, in 1919 the School of Home Economics was established. This school was first established to offer for-credit courses to farm wives, educating about sewing, household management, nutrition, and child rearing. -
Eleanor Roosevelt - Cornell School of Home Economics become a New York State College
With the help of Eleanor Roosevelt's influence and support, the New York State Legislature made Cornell School of Home Economics a New York State College. -
Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America is founded.
Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America, formerly known as Future Homemakers of America, was founded on June 11th, 1945. This organization encourages students to become leaders in their future career and home. -
Vocational Education Act
This act ensures grants to provide financial support to maintain, improve, and develop vocational and technical programs. These grants helped support work-study programs with hands-on experiences. -
Vocational Amendment
This Amendment made to the 1963 version of the document alocating funds from the vocational grants to be given to local high schools. This amendment allowed high school students to begin vocational and technical education. -
Vocational Amendment
This amendment was put in place to state that any programs receiving a vocational grant must put in place activities that eliminate gender bias and discrimination of any kind. -
Carls D. Perkins Act
This act was put in place to supplement educational programs with local funds. These funds support students who chose to attend vocational or technical school.
