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Catherine Beecher
Wrote “A Treatise on Domestic Economy” in 1841 – the first FACS text book recognized by the Department of Education. -
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Ellen S Richardson
She helped “Home Economics” become a new field of study. -
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W.O. Atwater
the “Father of Nutrition”. He helped us understand the importance of metabolic health. -
Morrill Act of 1862
provided grants of land to states to finance the establishment of colleges specializing in “agriculture and the mechanic arts.” -
Land- Grant University
A land-grant college or university is a institution that is eligible to receive the benefits of the Morrill Acts of 1862, 1890, and 1994. The original mission of these institutions, as set forth in the first Morrill Act, was to teach agriculture, military tactics, and the mechanic arts as well as classical studies so members of the working classes could obtain a liberal, practical education. -
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Benjamin Thompson
First to label nutrition as a science in the late 1800’s -
Beginning of School Lunch Program
This is very important because this program feeds millions of children daily. -
Richards sold Lunches
Sold nutritious lunches at the 1894 Chicago World’s Fair -
Lake Placid Conference
The first meeting of contemporaries in the field of home economics was held at the Lake Placid Club in 1899. The Lake Placid Conferences, as they are called were, for the most part, held at the Club for the first ten years. These conferences were conducted to meet and talk about the latest advances in the subject -
Martha Rensselaer
Developed Cooperative Extension Service Programs at Cornell University, N.Y. , 1900 And the President of AAFCS -
Cornell University
Where Martha Developed Cooperative Extension Service Programs at Cornell University.. this is important to me because without the Cornell university there would be no FACS -
Smith Lever Act
a United States federal law that established a system of cooperative extension services, connected to the land-grant universities, in order to inform people about current developments in agriculture, home economics, public policy/government, leadership, 4-H, economic development -
Smith Hughes Act
Smith-Hughes Act, formally National Vocational Education Act, U.S. legislation, adopted in 1917, that provided federal aid to the states for the purpose of promoting precollegiate vocational education in agricultural and industrial trades and in home economics -
Vocational education Act
the Vocational Education Act added support for vocational education schools for work-study programs and research. -
Vocational Admendment
the first vocational legislation to officially reference postsecondary students. It extended set-aside funding for students from specific populations -
Vocational Admendment
required states receiving federal funding for vocational education to develop and carry out activities and programs to eliminate gender bias, stereotyping, and discrimination in vocational education -
Carl Perkins Act
The Perkins Act is the primary federal funding source for high school, college and university CTE programs that are critical for preparing youth and adults, including immigrants, for jobs in local and regional economies. Recently updated on 2006. This is important to me because without the Perkins Act I couldn’t Afford College myself -
Transition to FACS
American Home Economics Association (AHEA) voted to change the name of the profession to Family and Consumer Sciences (FACS) -
Women in Poverty
This is a very important part of FACS to me because it opened my eyes to women struggles in this world. Women experience higher rates of poverty than men. In 2018, 12.9 percent of women lived in poverty compared with 10.6 percent of men. -
Land Grant University Arkansas
UAPB, UAMS, UAM (Monticello), Phillips Community College in Helena, Arkansas Community College at Morrilton, and University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service
