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Uncle Tom's Cabin
Harriet Beecher Stow wrote "Uncle Tom's Cabin -
Ellen Swallow admitted to college
Ellen Swollow was admitted to Vassar College as a "special student." -
Ellen Swallow admitted to MIT
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Ellen Swallow gets a degree
Ellen Swallow is allowed candidacy for the Degree of the Institute by MIT. -
First woman's laboratory
The first woman's chemistry laboritory opened as an experiment at MIT by Ellan Swallow Richards -
Association of Collegiate Alumnae
Association of Collegiate Alumnae was created by Ellen Swallow Richards, later renamed the American Association of University Women. -
Ellen Swallow Richards works as assistant
Ellen Swallow Richards works in sanitation chemistry as the assistant to Professor William Nichols -
Creation of Rumford Kitchen
Ellen Swallow Richards leads the exhibit of the Rumford Kitchen at the World's Fair in Chicago. -
American Home Economics Association formed
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Smith-Hughes Act of 1917
Through this act, home economics courses received federal funding. -
USA joined WWI
During the war, women learned many new skills, got jobs and took care of their households while the men were away. -
A Manual of Home Making
Martha Van Rensselaer publishes "A Manual of Home Making" -
Women gained the right to vote
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Home Economics in Education
Isabel Bevier published "Home Economics in Education" among other books, which opened doors for many schools and colleges to add home economic courses. -
The Betty Lamp symbol
The Home Economics Association adopted the Betty Lamp as their symbol, to represent enlightenment and progression. -
US Stock market crashed
The stock market crashed, causing the great depression. During this time, federal feeding, housing and work programs were established and home economists became more necessary. -
US joined WWII
War production pulled America out of the great depression. Women took up the jobs of men during this time, and African Americans gained more job opportunities, as well. As a result of resource shortage, new fashion inventions were introduced and people learned to eat out of their own gardens. Home economists educated citizens based on scientific research. -
Soldiers returned home from the war
Since soldiers were returning, many citizens had to give back jobs to veterans. This is the start of the baby boom, as couples started having babies right away. Women and African American citizens did not want t accept the lowering of their class. Home economics changed with the loss of need for military resources; fashion, food parenting and entertainment all changed. -
Brown vs. the Board of Education
The supreme court decided that "separate did not make equal" and started integrating schools around the US. Despite this, black home economists were not given the same opportunities as their white counterparts. -
Name change
The American Home Economics Association changed its name to American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences (AAFCA). -
Student organization name change
The organization Future Homemakers of America changed its name to Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA). -
The FCS Body of Knowledge was created
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FCS branding initiative revealed
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FCS celebrates its 100th anniversary
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AAFCS establishes FCS day to be Ellen Swallow Richards' birthday (Dec 3)
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“Say Yes to FCS: Filling the Family and Consumer Science Educator Pipeline” campaign is launched
