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Catharine Beecher
She wrote Treatise on Domestic Economy for the Use of Young Ladies at Home and argued for the importance of cooking, housekeeping, etc. to be taught to young women. -
Justin Smith Morrill/Morrill Act of 1862
On July 2nd, 1862, Abraham Lincoln signed the Morrill Act into law. This act provided 30,000 acres of land to be sold by the states so that public colleges focusing on mechanical arts and agriculture could be funded. Sixty nine colleges were able to be funded, one of which being the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. These colleges are known as "Land Grant Universities". -
University of Arkansas
The University of Arkansas is known as the first Land Grant University in Arkansas. It was established in 1871 under the Morrill Act. In 1873, the University opened a branch in Pine Bluff, Arkansas under the second Morrill Act of 1890. -
Juliet Corson
She organized a Ladies' Cooking class at the New York Cooking school. She desired to teach young women the importance of the "domestics". -
Emily Hungtington
She created the Kitchen Garden movement. She simple home tasks and useful skills such as starting a fire, serving and cooking, etc. This became so popular that it began to become established in other schools. -
Boston Cooking School
A school founded in 1879 offering cooking classes to young women. It was founded by the Woman's Educational Association of Boston. -
Wilbur Olin Atwater
He made it possible to find caloric values in all foods that we eat. The system he created entered the world in 1896. He is nicknamed "The Father of Nutrition". -
Ellen Richards
She is responsible for founding the American Home Economics Association. She was the first female graduate from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and later ended up being the first female professor there as well. -
Lulu C. Graves
She was the first nutrition and dietetics president. -
Smith Lever Act of 1914
This act made it possible to extend outreach programs throughout Land Grant Universities. This increased American agricultural productivity and allowed Americans to learn more about agricultural processes, home economics, leadership, etc. -
Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
It is the largest organization of nutrition professionals. It was founded in 1917 in Cleveland, Ohio. -
Smith Hughes Act of 1917
This Act gave federal aid to states so that they could promote precollegiate vocational education for home economics, and agricultural and industrial trades. -
Myrtle Hilton
She was the first ever president of FCCLA in 1945 continuing into 1946. -
FCCLA
First called "Future Homemakers of America", This club promotes leadership development throughout the FACS Education. It is now called Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America. Today, there are 5,300 chapters across America. -
Vocational Act of 1963
This act replaced the Smith-Hughes Act and allowed Work-Study programs. Funding was increased to $225 Million and coined the name "Vocational Education". -
Vocational Amendment of 1968
This amendment was an extension of the 1963 amendment by funding students from specific populations. It was the first amendment to include post secondary students. -
Vocational Rehabilitation Act of 1973
This act prohibits discrimination against employing anyone with disabilities, physical or mental. -
The Vocational Amendment of 1976
This act made sure that states that received funding for vocational education instilled programs to eliminate all discrimination including gender bias and stereotyping. -
Scottsdale Meeting
The name was officially changed to Family and Consumer Sciences. -
Carl Perkins Act
This act allows increased attention towards career and technical education students and strengthened opportunities.
