History of FCS Timeline

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  • Catherine Beecher

    Catherine Beecher
    Founder of the profession. Wrote 33 text books. Wrote "A Treatise on Domestic Economy"

  • Justin Smith Morrill/Morrill Act

    Justin Smith Morrill/Morrill Act
    Provided grants of land to states to finance the establishment of colleges specializing in agriculture and the mechanic arts

  • Land Grant University

    An institution that has been designated by its state legislature or Congress to receive the benefits of the Morrill Acts of 1862, 1890, and 1994.

  • Land Grant Universities of AR

    University of Arkansas, University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff

  • Carolyn Hunt

    Carolyn Hunt
    Worked with Atwater. Collected dietary histories and social & economic information; study published by governmental departments.

  • Benjamin Thomson (Count Rumford)

    Benjamin Thomson (Count Rumford)
    First to label nutrition as a science in the late 1800's. Invented first range with temperature controls.

  • Ellen S. Richards

    Ellen S. Richards
    Mobilized a multitude of forces to launch the new applied field. Began product testing. Beginnings of school lunch program.

  • Martha Rensselaer

    Martha Rensselaer
    Developed Cooperative Extension Service Programs at Cornell University. President of AAFCS

  • W.O Atwater

    W.O Atwater
    Invented the Bomb Calorimeter. Wrote nutrition bulletins at Richard's request. Considered the "Father of Nutrition"

  • Smith Lever Act

    Established a national Cooperative Extension Service that extended outreach programs through land-grant universities to educate rural Americans about advances in agricultural practices and technology.

  • Smith Hughes Act

    Provided federal aid to the states for the purpose of promoting precollegiate vocational education in agricultural and industrial trades and in home economics.

  • CF Langworthy

    CF Langworthy
    Conducted metabolic tests. Studied chemical composition of food. Wrote nutrition bulletins for his experimental stations.

  • Vocational Education Act

    Provided grants to states to maintain, improve, and develop vocational-technical education programs. The funds were earmarked for occupations in demand.

  • Vocational Amendment

    Addressed the nation's social and economic problems and continued funding for students who were at risk or with disabilities.

  • Vocational Amendment

    Provided grants to states to maintain, improve, and develop vocational-technical education programs.

  • Carl Perkins Act

    The purpose of the Act is to develop more fully the academic, career, and technical skills of secondary and postsecondary students who elect to enroll in career and technical education programs.

  • AHEA name change

    AHEA name change
    In 1994, AHEA changed their name to AAFC (American Association of Family and Consumer Science)

  • FCCLA

    FCCLA
    In 1999, FHA (Future Homemakers of America) changed their name to FCCLA (Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America)

  • Removal of FCS Curriculum in High Schools

    In 2019, England and Ireland removed all FCS related courses from senior high school. However, they have began to reinstate these courses due to obesity crisis.