FCS

By Sandy.lillywhite

  • First Ever Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Conference

    First Ever Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Conference
    The first Church of Latter Day Saints conference is held in Fayette, New York. Picture from: history.churchofjesuschrist.org

  • Treatise on Domestic Economy is Written

    Treatise on Domestic Economy is Written
    Catherine Beecher gave this treaty to help standardize values in the home

  • Ellen Swallow Richards was Born

  • The Nauvoo Illinois Temple was Dedicated

    The Nauvoo Illinois Temple was Dedicated
    One of the first temples of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints

  • Ellen Gets into MIT

    Ellen was the first woman to be allowed into MIT

  • Ellen is the First Woman to Receive a Bachelors in science from MIT

    Ellen is the First Woman to Receive a Bachelors in science from MIT
    Her degree was in Chemistry George Grantham Bain Collection/Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. (digital file no. LC-B2- 3895-10)

  • Women's Education Association of Boston Brought Forward Funds for the Opening of a Laboratory for Women at MIT

  • St. George Utah Temple is Dedicated

    St. George Utah Temple is Dedicated

  • The Chemistry of Cooking and Cleaning Comes Out

    Ellen Swallow Richards wrote this with her Chemistry Degree.

  • A Meeting for the Field of Domestic Science is Held

    Richards calls a meeting for workers in the field of domestic science

  • The American Home Economics Association was formed

    The American Home Economics Association was formed

  • Women Began to Fight for the Right to Vote

    Women Began to Fight for the Right to Vote
    The start of the Women's Suffrage Movement

  • Two “Home Demonstration” employees were hired.

    Two “Home Demonstration” employees were hired.
    This was a big step for the field of Family and Consumer Science. (20778.AG.AR.32.11877.2, Edd Roberts Collection, OHS).

  • The Smith Lever Act is Passed

    This act gave agricultural women access to education

  • Laie Hawaii Temple is Dedicated

  • Women Began to be Able to Work as Factory Workers Sewing Clothing

  • Bern Switzerland Temple Opens

    Bern Switzerland Temple Opens

  • Vocational Education Act was Enacted

    This was a grant for states to develop Vocational Programs

  • Cornell Hosts a Conference about FCS

    Cornell Hosts a Conference about FCS
    Cornell hosts a conference in which they rethink about the way home economics are perceived

  • Home Economics changes to "Family and Consumer Science"

  • Sources

    Britannica. (2023, March 26). Ellen Swallow Richards. Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved April 20, 2023, from https://www.britannica.com/biography/Ellen-Swallow-Richards National Archives Foundation. (2014, August 12). The smith-lever act of 1914. National Archives Foundation. Retrieved April 20, 2023, from https://www.archivesfoundation.org/documents/smith-lever-act-1914/

  • Sources pt 2.

    Encyclopædia Britannica, inc. (n.d.). A treatise on domestic economy. Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved April 20, 2023, from https://www.britannica.com/topic/A-Treatise-on-Domestic-Economy Encyclopædia Britannica, inc. (2023, March 20). American Association of University Women. Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved April 20, 2023, from https://www.britannica.com/topic/American-Association-of-University-Women

  • Source pt 3.

    AACFS. (n.d.). About AAFCS. About AAFCS - American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences. Retrieved April 20, 2023, from https://www.aafcs.org/partnership/about-aafcs#:~:text=Family%20and%20consumer%20sciences%20(FCS,%26%20Consumer%20Sciences%20(AAFCS).