History of Family and Consumer Sciences

Treatise on Domestic Economy

Jan 1, 1841

Catherine Beecher contributes to domestic science by writing the Treatise on Domestic Economy

History of Family and Consumer Sciences

Period: Jan 1, 1841 to Jan 1, 2009

First Morrill Act

Jan 1, 1862

Second Morrill act is passed, prvididng federal lands to the states to be sold to support colleges of agriculture and mechanical arts.

Kansas State

Jan 1, 1873

Kansas state begins it domestic economy curriculum

MIT

Jan 1, 1873

Massachusetts Institute of Technology grants Ellen Richards a bachelor of Science, the first to a woman.

Chemistry of Cooking and Cleaning: A manual for Housekeepers

Jan 1, 1882

Ellen richards publishes Chemistry of Cooking and Cleaning: A manual for Housekeepers

Boston

Jan 1, 1885

Domestic Science courses introduced into the public school system in Boston.

Hatch Act

Jan 1, 1887

THe htch act is passed, providing $15,000 a year for state established agricultural experiment stations.

Second Morrill Act

Jan 1, 1890

Second Morrill act passedm providing further funding for black student colleges

Rumford Kitchen

Jan 1, 1893

The World Columbian Exposition in Chicago, the Rumford Kitchen of "science of nutrition"

School Lunch Program

Jan 1, 1894

First nutritional lunch school program in Boston by Ellen Richards

Lake Placid Conference

Jan 1, 1899

The first Lake Placid conference that began the creation of the American Home Economics Association

Childcare

Sep 28, 1899

Childcare and an emphasis on promotion of a more enduring type of family life becomes a focus in home economics.

Education beyond 8th grade

Jan 1, 1901

State backed support grows for practical education beyond 8th grade. Secondary education expands to include vocational education.

Girl's Tomato club

Jan 1, 1909

The first Girl's Tomato Club (4-H) organizedd by marie cromer a teacher, through Agricultural Extension

Ellen Richards Dies

Mar 30, 1911

Home demonstration agents in South Carolina

Jan 1, 1912

Two white women becamse home demonstration agents in South Carolina

Smith- Hughes Act

Sep 28, 1917

The Smith- Hughes Act is passed, establishing federal suppoer for vocational education

Home Economics instruction for Boys

Jan 1, 1918

AHEA sets goals to establish and maintain instruction in elements of home maneagement for elementary and high school girls and appropriate homes economics instruction for boys.

Parenting classes

Jan 1, 1920

Parenting classes are encouraged for men and women

Childcare is Key element

Jan 1, 1925

Childcare is recognized as a key element in the home economics curriculum

American Assocation of Land-Grant Colleges

Sep 28, 1925

The home economist section is added to the Amerian association of Land-Grant colleges

Food Corporations take notice

Jan 1, 1926

Food corporation begin employing home economists to create recipes and nuitritional information for other home economists in the classrooms

Experts in Human Nutrition

Jan 1, 1931

Home Economists in the state become accepted by the public as experts in Human Nutrition

Agnes Faye Morgan

Jan 1, 1941

Agnes Faye Morgan, chair of Department of Home Economics at University of California Berkley, is appointed to serve on President Roosevelt First Nutritional Congress

Bureau of Human Nutrition and Home Economics

Jan 1, 1943

The USDA Bureau of Home Economics becomes the Bureau of Human Nutrition and Home Economics

Integration

Jan 1, 1960

Integration of Whites and Blacks

Feminists criticize

Jun 1, 1960

Feminists criticize scientific experts in home economics for fostering restrictive roles for women

Specialized programs

Dec 1, 1960

Specialized programs emerge

Accreditation

Jan 1, 1961

Accreditation of undergraduate programs in home economics begins

Vocational Education Act

Jan 1, 1963

Vocational Education Act - gainful employment outside of the home.

Ammendment to Vocational Edcuation Act

Jan 1, 1968

Vocational Education Act is amended to include handicapped and disadvantaged students

11th Lake Placid Conference

Jan 1, 1973

11th Lake Placid Conference is held to develop consensus among members

Home Economists Geared towards Males

Sep 28, 1976

Home Economists begin to gear its work seriously towards Males under the Vocational Education Act

AHEA Diversity

Jan 1, 1989

AHEA launched Project 200 enhancing programs to meet diversity needs

Rethinking Women and Home Economics in the 20th Century

Jan 1, 1991

Cornell University sponsors a conference entitled "Rethinking Women and Home Economics in the 20th Century"

Recomended name change

Jan 1, 1993

Scottsdale meeting recommends name change

Family and Consumer Sciences

Jan 1, 1994

Name change from Home Economics to Family and Consumer Sciences

Struggle to stay in schools

Jan 1, 1998

Association membership decreases and Family and Consumer Sciences programs struggle to stay in public schools

Centennial celebration

Jan 1, 2009

100 year celebration held nationally for the arganization AAFCS

Lake Bonneville Summit

Sep 28, 2009

Brigham Young Univeristy Idaho holds its first Lake Bonneville Summt to commemorate and generate postive professional networks in the Southeast Idaho area.