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first to label nutrition as a science in the late 1800's and invented the first range with temperature controls.
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wrote "A Treatise on Domestic Economy" in 1841- the first FACS text book recognized by the department of education
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was an industrial and safety engineer, environmental chemist, and university faculty member in the United States during the 19th century. Her pioneering work in sanitary engineering, and experimental research in domestic science, laid a foundation for the new science of home economics
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established federal funding for higher education in every state of the country.
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is an institution of higher education in the United States designated by a state to receive the benefits of the Morrill Acts of 1862 and 1890.
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University of Arkansas (Fayetteville) (designated in 1871; opened in 1872)
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begins it domestic economy curriculum
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Ellen richards publishes Chemistry of Cooking and Cleaning: A manual for Housekeepers
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provided $15,000 a year for state established agricultural experiment stations.
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First nutritional lunch school program in Boston by Ellen Richards
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is the outgrowth of the work in the application of the principles of chemistry to the science of cooking, which has for three years been carried on as an educational agency.
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First conference held to discuss home economics education. Ellen Richards was president and the profession was officially termed "Home Economics"
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1909- AHEA (American Home Economics Association formed); 1910 AAFCS received its charter
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is a United States federal law that established a system of cooperative extension services, connected to the land-grant universities, in order to inform people about current developments in agriculture, home economics, public policy/government, leadership, 4-H, economic development, coastal issues (National Sea Grant College Program), and many other related subjects. It helped farmers learn new agricultural techniques by the introduction of home instruction.
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National Vocational Education Act of 1917 was an act of the United States Congress that promoted vocational education in "agriculture, trades and industry, and homemaking", and provided federal funds for this purpose.
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provided grants to states to maintain, improve, and develop vocational-technical education programs. The funds were earmarked for occupations in demand.
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The Vocational Education Amendments of 1968 extend the work of the 1963 amendments.National and state advisory councils are required. In addition each state must submit a plan consisting of administrative policies and procedures and an annual and 5-year program plan.
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required states receiving federal funding for vocational education to develop and carry out activities and programs to eliminate gender bias, stereotyping, and discrimination in vocational education. The amendments also permit the allocation of federal funds to programs for single heads of households, homemakers, part-time workers seeking full-time jobs, and persons seeking jobs in areas nontraditional for their sex.
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aims to increase the quality of technical education within the United States in order to help the economy.
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mandated that 75% of the within-state allotment go directly to local secondary and postsecondary institutions that offered CTE programs. The remaining 25% of funding was divided among the following state-administered programs and agencies
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is a principal source of federal funding to states and discretionary grantees for the improvement of secondary and postsecondary career and technical education programs across the nation. 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.