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Justin Smith Morrill/Morril Act
Officially titled "An Act Donating Public Lands to the Several States and Territories which may provide Colleges for the Benefit of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts," the Morrill Act provided each state with 30,000 acres of Federal land for each member in their Congressional delegation. -
Hatch Act
Developed the Central Office of Agricultural Experimental Stations to conduct agricultural research. -
Lake Placid Conference
The goal was to define standards for teacher training and certification in the new field of home economics and establish a philosophical and theoretical foundation for a new discipline. -
Tenth Lake Placid Conference
Formed the American Home Economics Association and electing Ellen Richards as the first president. -
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Progressive era
The era provided the perfect backdrop for the American Home Economics Association to flourish. The "progressives" were concerned with the environment and conservation of resources, trying to make big business more responsible through various regulations, to clean up corrupt city governments, improve working conditions for immigrants and those who lived in poverty. -
Smith Lever Act
Establishing the Cooperative Extension Service, which required all land-grant colleges to establish an Agricultural Experiment Station-an entity dedicated to the dissemination of practical and useful information relating to agriculture, home economics, and rural communities. -
Smith Hughes Act
This was the first act setting vocational education apart from the regular high school curriculum and establishing federal funds to support vocational education. -
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World War 2
War production pulled the country out of the Great Depression as many jobs were opened to women when the men were shipped off to war. Rationing of food, clothing and gas were ways citizens supported the war effort -
George-Barden Act
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Manpower Development and Training Act
The Manpower Development and Training Act of 1962 endeavored to train and retrain thousands of workers unemployed because of automation and technological change. -
Vocational Education Acts
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Head Start program
As baby boomers became teenagers and young adults, they made a great impact on U.S. society from the changes that focused on youth and energy. These changes affected values, beliefs, lifestyles, laws, education, and etc. -
Vocational Education Acts Amendments
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Consumerism
The idea that increased consumption of goods is good for individuals and the economy, was at an all-time high. These goods individuals consume like kitchen appliances made household living easier. -
Perkins Act
Was to support secondary and postsecondary vocational education programs in agriculture, business, and technology.
