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One of the first to dedicate their lives to domestic sciences
Harriet Beecher Stowe established the Hartford female seminary and taught there -
Land Grant universities in Arkansas
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, Pine Bluff -
Ellen Swallow Richards
Ellen S Richards wrote a book titled "the Chemistry of Cooking and Cleaning: a Manual for Housekeeping" -
World's Fair in Chicago
Ellen shared her findings at the World's Fair in Chicago and she also served meals as well as educating about nutrition in her Rumford Kitchen Exhibit. -
Lake Placid Conference
11 leaders gathered in Lake Placid, NY The name "Home Economics" was adopted for the FCS profession -
American Home Economics Association
At the Lake Placid conference, they decided to unify the movement and create a national organization and appointed Richards as the president for the first two years. -
Smith Lever Act
enacted a system of cooperative extension services and it was connected to the Land Grant Universities so that they could update people about current upgrades in the agricultural field, home economics, etc. -
Smith-Hughes Act
Established FACS as part of vocational (CTE) Education
recognized vocational agriculture, home economics and trades and industries as fields of study -
Vocational Education Act
provided grants to states in order to maintain and improve vocational-technical education programs. -
Vocational Amendment
Authorized funds to aid the states and local schools to establish more vocational education programs in the high schools. -
the Perkins Act
intended to fund the educational programs that the states offer as well as the local resources that are provided