History of FACS

By hshinn1

  • First FACS textbook recognized by DOE

    “A Treatise on Domestic Economy” by Catherine Beecher

  • Justin Smith Morrill/Morrill Act of 1862

    Grant set up to educate people in agriculture, home economics, mechanical arts, and other practical professions.

  • Land Grant Universities

    States were given public land for universities that taught education about agriculture and mechanical arts.

  • University of Arkansas

    University of Arkansas opened - a Land Grant University in Arkansas

  • University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff

    Founded in 1873 - a Land Grant University in Arkansas

  • Rumford Kitchen named

    The Rumford Kitchen was named at the Chicago World's Fair

  • Chicago World's Fair - Nutritious Lunches Sold

    Nutritious and cost effective lunches were sold

  • School Lunch Program

    School lunch programs began forming

  • Lake Placcid Conference

    Home Economics was adopted as a new field of study

  • Cooperative Extension programs developed

    Martha Rensselaer, a Cornell University professor, developed Cooperative Extension programs

  • Smith Lever Act of 1914

    Federal law that established cooperative extensions - a way to inform the public about topics such as agriculture, home economics, leadership, 4-H, and more.

  • Smith Hughes Act of 1917

    An act that provided federal funds for vocational education in areas such as agriculture, trade and industry, and home-making.

  • ADA Founded

    American Dietetics Association was founded by the need to inform others on the science of nutrition

  • Vocational Education Act of 1963

    An act written by congress to offer educational programs and job training that was realistic for current times and useful for the future.

  • Vocational Amendment of 1968

    Expanded on the act of 1963 but changed the emphasis from jobs to people.

  • Vocational Rehabilitation Act of 1973

    Put in place to make sure employers had reasonable accommodations for disabled employees.

  • Vocational Amendment of 1976

    A bill to amend the Vocational Education Act of 1963

  • Carl Perkins Vocational Act of 1984

    An act to amend the Vocational Education Act of 1963

  • Carl Perkins Act of 1990

    Act that's goal was to increase the quality of technical education in order to help the economy

  • Name change to FACS

    AHEA voted to change name of profession to Family and Consumer Science

  • Carl Perkins Act of 2006

    Act that increased focus on the academic achievement of career and technical education students