Evolution of Fashion Design Major in the School of Human Ecology

By blerner16

  • Establishment

    The Department of Home Economics is established at the University of Wisconsin- Madison

  • Specialized Majors

    Under Abby Marlatt as director of the school, specialized majors were developed, including a Textiles major

  • Department to School

    Under Frances Zuill as director, the Department of Home Economics became the School of Home Economics

  • Reorganization

    The School of Home Economics was reorganized into four different departments, including Clothing and Textiles

  • Renaming

    The school's name was changed from School of Home Economics to the School of Family Resources and Consumer Science

  • Textile Collection Builds

    The Helen Louise Allen Textile Collection was introduced, named after a deceased textile professor who had her own renowned private collection.

  • Independence

    The school was moved out of the College of Agricultural Life Sciences and was reintroduced as an independent school within the University.

  • Renaming, Pt. 2

    The School was once again reorganized into five different departments, including Environment and Design, which would later develop into Environment, Textiles and Design

  • Renaming, Pt. 3

    As we know it today, the school was renamed from School of Family Resources and Consumer Science to the School of Human Ecology.

  • Renovations

    A project was launched to renovate the school building further, bringing the school closer to how we know it today.

  • Renovations, Pt. 2

    As of June 2012, the School of Human Ecology was moved to Nancy Nicholas Hall, after undergoing renovations to make it the building we know today.