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Land-Grant Universities were to extend education opportunities that promoted agricultural, industrial, and domestic economy, which was later known as home economics.
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A significant legislative act was passed that forever changed the face of colleges and universities in the United States.
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She was head of the science section of the Society of Encourage Studies at Home.
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Ellen confounded the Association of Collegiate Alumnae, later known as the American Association of University Women.
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In 1899 all like-minded colleagues organized a summer conference in Lake Placid, New York. Their goal was to establish a philosophical and theoretical base for home economics and to identify educational standards.
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In 1908 they formed the American Home Economics Association and elected Ellen Swallow Richards as the first president.
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The first meeting of the newly formed American Home Economics Association was convened in 1909, with Ellen Richards presiding.
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The Progressive Era was a time of business expansion an progressive reform in the United States.
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Ellen Richards died after a brief illness on March 30th 1911 at her home in Boston, Massachusetts.
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This act established the Cooperative Extension Service. With also continuing the educational mission of land-grant colleges.
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This was the first act setting vocational education apart from the regular high school curriculum and establishing federal funds to support vocational education, now called career and technical education (CTE).
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New York Stock market crashed causing a lot of people to lose their homes and money becoming scarce.
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The idea that increased consumption of goods is good for individuals and the economy, was at an all-time high. The rich became richer while the poor became poorer.
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was first authorized in 1984 to support secondary and post secondary vocational education programs in agriculture, business, and technology.
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In 1994, the American Home Economics Association changed its name to the American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences.
