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Justin Smith Morrill/Morrill Act
A legislative act passed because there was a lot of empty land in the west. The land was to be used to establish universities. -
Ellen Swallow Richard
A young woman was born who dreamed of pursuing higher education (Kato & Elias, 2015) -
Isabel Bevier
A significant figure in Family and Consumer Science because she carried out research on nutrition. She had a scientific approach to home economics. -
Land Grant University
Universities that were created because there was a lot of empty land in the west. The purpose was to " make educational opportunities available to the masses". (Kato & Elias, p. 14, 2015) -
Martha Van Rensselaer
A significant figure in home economics because she created classes for women in the countryside of New York. -
Caroline Hunt
A philosopher, writer, and scientist. Significant because as the first female professor of the University of Wisconsin she helped establish the home economics program there. Write a Biography on the life of Ellen Swallow Richards. (Kato & Elias, p. 14, 2015) -
Ellen Richards Goes to College
Ellen Richards starts college. at Vassar University. This was significant because it started her education in chemistry which later helped her in developing courses that used chemistry in an applicable way. -
W. O. Atwater
Received his Ph.D. in Chemistry from Yale. Significant figure for Family and Consumer Science because he studied how nutrient intake affected metabolism and muscular effort. He believed that discipline should apply to everyday life. -
What are the Land Grant Universities in AR
The University of Arkansas in Fayetteville started out as Arkansas Industrial University, a land grant university Later on, Branch Normal College was established as another land grant university and was later called the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (History (n.d.). In University of Arkansas System.) -
Mary B. Welch
Significant because she is believed to be the first to teach home economics to college students. She taught her students topics such as cooking, sewing, care of the sick, etiquette, and more. Kato & Elias, p. 12, 2015) -
Ellen Swallow becomes Richard
Ellen marries Robert H. Richards. This was significant because Robert Richards had been a professor at MIT, and he supported Ellen in her mission to make education available for women in chemistry
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Ellen Richards starts Laboratory for women
This laboratory was significant because it was one of the first research labs for women at MIT (Kato & Elias, 2015) -
Industrial Revolution
Significant because it caused cities to grow which resulted in poor sanitation conditions. Upon seeing this Ellen Richards was prompted to start teaching "community studies on sanitation, nutrition, child development, and food preservation". (Kato & Elias, p. 10, 2015) -
Lake Placid Conference
Significant because it was used to define "standards for teacher training and certification in the new field of home economics and establish a philosophical and theoretical foundation for the new discipline." (Kato & Elias, p. 10, 2015) -
Smith Lever Act
Significant because this act enabled the establishment of the Cooperative Extension Service, and encouraged land grant colleges to create Agricultural Experimentation Stations which were dedicated to teaching information that was useful for agricultural communities. (Kato & Elias, p. 15, 2015) -
Smith Hughes Act of 1917
An act that set up vocational education. It is significant because it provided funding that helped spread home economics to highschools. -
Vocational Education Acts of 1963
Part of the acts to provide support for vocational education programs. This act is important because it greatly increased funding -
Vocational Amendment of 1968 & 1973
Continued to provide funding for vocational education programs but also for at-risk students and disabled students. "Part of the authorized funds are allocated to permanent programs in cooperative vocational as well as consumer and homemaking education, while the remainder is allocated to the permanent programs of research and training in the area of curriculum development and personnel training." (Finch & Allen Jr., 1969) -
Vocational Amendment of 1976
Amendments made to develop programs that protected against sexual discrimination and increased funds to include secondary and post-secondary students. (Friedel, 2011) -
Carl Perkins Act
"An act that provided grants for secondary and post-secondary vocational education programs in agriculture, business, and technology" (Kato & Elias, p. 15, 2015) -
Family and Consumer Science
The new name given to the discipline of Home Economics.
The conference to change the name was held in Scottsdale, Arizona. The purpose was to change the name and create a "new conceptual framework for describing the purpose, mission and vision of home economics." (Kato & Elias, p. 20, 2015)
