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Benjamin Thompson
A spy to the English government during the American Revolution, Thompson was exiled to London and Europe after England's loss. After becoming a Bavarian civil servant, he was able to study heat and invent things. He believed nutrition to be a science, and created the world's first range with a temperature control and a drip coffeepot. -
Catherine Esther Beecher
Sister to Harriet Beecher Stowe, Catherine supported women's education at a time when there were not that many opportunities. She opened a private school for young girls in Connecticut, and also wrote several books on home life. Potentially the most prominent book being "A Treatise on Domestic Economy." This book is considered the first textbook in the Family and Consumer Sciences field by the Department of Education. -
Justin Smith Morrill
Justin Smith Morrill had a prolific career in government as a representative and senator. Perhaps his greatest achievement, he helped create and pass the Morrill Act of 1862 in the middle of the Civil War. -
Morrill Act of 1862
A legislative act that was passed by the United States government that set aside land to be used for universities that would promote agriculture, industry and the domestic economy education. The purpose of this act was to make higher education available to the masses. However, those masses did not include women in the majority of universities and never included minorities, as the universities were designated as white only. -
Land Grant University
A land grant university is a university that was formed by the passing of the legislation of the Morrill Act of 1862. These universities were built on land donated by the federal government to encourage people to obtain a higher education that promoted agriculture, industry and the domestic economy. An example of a land grant university in Arkansas is the University of Arkansas. -
University of Arkansas
The first land grant university in the state of Arkansas created by the Morrill Act of 1862. The University of Arkansas was founded on March 27th, 1871 in a temporary building until more permanent structures could be made. -
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff
The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff was established as a branch of the University of Arkansas to serve African Americans. The original class of students had a mixed education, as there weren't very many organized schools at the time. In addition, the school was founded ten years after slavery ended. -
Ellen Swallow Richards
Widely considered the founder of Family and Consumer Sciences, Richards attended MIT and in 1876 set up the first women's science lab on campus. This is where she created and formed classes that she thought might interest women, and formed the basis of home economics. Richards also did several more important things for the Family and Consumer Sciences. -
W. O. Atwater
Widely considered to be the "Father of Nutrition," he studied nutrition and the advancement in exercises, and with the help of E. B. Rosa, created a calorimeter. This calorimeter enabled us to be able to measure calories and energy in humans. -
Smith-Lever Act of 1914
This was a legislative act passed under President Woodrow Wilson that expanded the purpose of land grant universities by creating the Cooperative Extensive Service. This meant that each college had to have an Agricultural Experiment Station which studied and taught practical information regarding to agriculture, home economics, and rural communities. -
The Smith-Hughes Act of 1917
This was a legislative act that was signed into law by President Woodrow Wilson. This was the first act that create a separate education apart from regular high school curriculum in regards to vocational fields, and created federal funds for it. -
Vocational Education Act of 1963
This was a legislative act passed by Congress that enabled vocational training in secondary and postsecondary schools and set aside the funding to support this. -
Vocational Education Act Amendment of 1968
This amendment to the Vocational Education Act protected people with disabilities, and enabled them to have equal opportunities in regards to vocational education. -
The Rehabilitation Act of 1973
This legislative act passed by Congress ensured the protection of people with disabilities in regards to vocational education by providing grants, vocational training, and education. -
Vocational Educational Act Amendment of 1976
This amendment to the Vocational Educational Act of 1963 eliminated bias based on gender, and also created an evaluation every five years of the program. -
Carl Perkins Act
This was a legislative act that was passed by Congress that continued the funding for vocational education in secondary and postsecondary schools and focused on curriculum in agriculture, business, and technology. -
Dan Buettner
National Geographic journalist who discovered several blue zones in all over the world of people living well past common life spans, and discovered the dietary habits of each blue zone which may have contributed to their life spans longevity. -
My Plate
Unveiled by Michelle Obama and the agriculture secretary, this was a new federal way of ensuring people ate properly portioned and healthy meals. This replaced the outdated food pyramid. -
Ella Woodward Mills
While Ella Woodward Mills may not be considered an outright FACS timeline person, she none the less has written several cookbooks and created a low priced app ($1/m) to help masses be introduced to vegetarian recipes and healthy nutrition. -
UALR Cooperation Extension Service
Although the Cooperation Extension Service was created long ago, they are still in use today at universities. I attend the local flower and garden show every year to be able to listen to representatives from the UALR Cooperation Extension Service give advice on gardening, and I followed their remarks on soil testing and creating better soil.
