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"A Treatise on Domestic Economy" is written
Written by Catherine Beecher, this book is the first qualified family and consumer sciences textbook. -
Justin Smith Morrill Act passed
also known as the Land Grant Act, the government gave land grants to colleges specializing in agriculture and the mechanic arts. -
Land Grant University
Land Grant Universities were colleges created by a state dedicated to receive Morrill Acts of 1862 and 1890 -
First Arkansas Land Grant University Established
The University of Arkansas in Fayetteville was the first Arkansas land grant university to be created. -
Second Land Grant University of Arkansas
In 1873 the second land grant university of Arkansas was put in place: University of Arkansas Pine Bluff -
Rumford Kitchen named after Benjamin Thompson
In 1893, at the Chicago World's Fair, the Rumford Kitchen was named and presented after Benjamin Thompson, or Count Rumford. He was considered a founder of nutrition science. -
Nutritious meals served by Ellen Swallow Richards
At the Chicago World's fair, Ellen Swallow Richards served nutritious meals that included nutrition information and the cost per serving. She wanted to educate people on eating healthy on a budget. She also started the beginnings of the school lunch programs in this year -
W.O. Atwater and Calorimetry
In 1896 W.O. Atwater began his first of many experiments with calorimetry, which is how we derive calorie values from food. He is considered the father of nutrition. -
First Lake Placid Conference held
In 1899 the first meeting of home economics academics took place. This meeting in turn helped establish the American Home Economics Association -
Martha Rensselear's Cooperative Extension Program Begins
A professor at Cornell University, she created the cooperative extension service programs there. -
C.F. Langworthy's Contribution to Home Economics
a co-editor for the Journal of Home Economics. He experimented with metabolic tests and the chemical composition of food. -
Smith Lever Act established
created a national cooperative extension that actually expanded programs through land grant universities. These helped educate more rural Americans on agricultural practices and technology. It also included education in family and consumer sciences -
Smith Hughs Act established
Gave federal funding to promote vocational education in agriculture, industry and home economics. -
Lulu Graves is the First President of ADA
Lulu Graves becomes the first president of what is now the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. Her main work was conserving food and helping the American citizens with their health and nutrition issues -
Vocational Education Acts of 1963
Grants were given to improve vocational and technical education. Occupations in demand were given fund priority. -
Vocational Ammendment of 1968
This was the first vocational legislation to address secondary students. Extended funding for students from specific populations -
Vocational Ammendment Act of 1976
Demanded that aid-receiving states developed and carried out activities and programs to eliminate gender bias and discrimination in vocational education -
Carl Perkins Act
aimed to increase the quality of technical education. Created to strengthen the economic base of the country. -
Project 200
Celebrating diversity, the American Home Economics Association launched Project 200. This altered programs to meet diverse needs in the field. -
Home Economics Re-named
In 1994 the study of home economics was re-named more appropriately to Family and Consumer Sciences
