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Benjamin Thompson (Count Rumford)
Was the first to label nutrition as a science in the late 1800s.
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Catharine Beecher
Wrote the first FACS textbook recognized by the Department of Education -
Dietetics in the Dictionary
Dietetics was defined in the dictionary as a diet that alleviates, prevents, and treats diseases. -
The first home economics textbook
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Ellen S. Richards
The first female to attend and graduate from MIT
Attended Lake Placid Conference
Started the school lunch program in Boston -
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W. O Atwater
Invented bomb calorimeter
Considered father of nutrition -
Morrill Act
The grant that provided land for colleges and universities to be built for the advancement in agriculture -
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CF Langworthy
Co-editor of the Journal of Home Economics
Conducted metabolic tests
Studied chemical composition of food -
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Caroline Hunt
Attended lake placid conference
Conducted two important studies of immigrants and ethnic population in Chicago
Collected dietary histories and social and economic information; published by the government department -
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Lulu Graves
The first president of the American Dietetic Association -
Rumford Kitchen named after Count Rumford
Chicago World's Fair -
Lake Placid Conference
Where 11 leaders gathered and created “home economics” as a field of study -
Calorimeter
Created by W. O. Atwater -
Founded as home Economics
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Smith-Lever Act
Created Cooperative Extension Services including FACS -
Smith-Hughes Act
Established as part of the Vocational (CTE) Education -
American Dietetic Association
Founded -
Lulu Graves is made the 1st President of ADA
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First government regulation for Dietitians
Required two years of home economics training -
ADA requires additional education
Required 4 years of a college degree and 6 months of training in a hospital -
Vocational Education Acts
Grants that aided states in keeping or updating the educational program -
Vocational Amendment
Slight changes were made to existing programs, including; increased funding, providing a council, and meeting the demands of the disabled -
First RD Examination
The first registration examination was formed and all 56 interns passed -
Vocational Amendment
Developed new programs, maintained old programs, and prevented bias and discrimination against sex -
Carl Perkins Act
Created funding for career and technical education -
AAFCS
The organization of the American Home Economics Association changed its name to the American Association of Family and Consumer Science. -
ADA changes its name
American Dietetic Association changed to Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (AND) -
AND requires further education
By 2024 all Dietitians will be required to have a masters degree
