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Catherine Beecher, who wrote "A Treatise on Domestic Economy" in 1841 had her book recognized as the first FACS text book by the Department of Education. She would go on to be a popular author, later publishing 32 more text books. -
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Ellen S. Richards who strongly believed that science could be used to improve health & well-being of people was a MIT graduate and chemistry faculty member. She is coined for using her home as a laboratory and beginning both product standards and testing.
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W.O. Atwater who is considered to be the "Father of Nutrition" received a PhD in Chemistry from Yale. Atwater known for inventing the Bomb Calorimeter. He also wrote nutrition bulletins at Richard's request.
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The Morrill Act, first passed in 1862, provided land grants so that new western states could establish colleges, thus giving farmers and people of the working class access to higher education which they would not otherwise have been able to enjoy. -
Signed by Abraham Lincoln in 1862, the first Morrill Act began to fund educational institutions by granting federally controlled land to the states for them to sell, to raise funds, to establish and endow "land-grant" colleges. -
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CF Langworthy was the Co-editor of the Journal of Home Economics, conducted metabolic tests, and even studied the chemical compositions of food.
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Carolyn Hut, whom was an author, chemist and a social reformist. Received her B.S. degree in chemistry from Northwestern in 1888. Hunt, conducted two very important immigrant and ethnic populations in the Chicago area. She also collected dietary histories and social & economic information which would later be published by governmental departments.
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Conducted by Ellen S. Richards, this survey modernized municipal sewerage treatment. It helped develop the first water purity tables and quality water standards. -
The Hatch Act of 1887 gave federal funds, initially of $15,000 each, to state land-grant colleges in order to create a series of agricultural experiment stations, as well as pass along new information, especially in the areas of soil minerals and plant growth. -
In the Department of Hygiene and Sanitation was the exhibit known as "The Rumford Kitchen," an outgrowth of the work in the application of the principles of chemistry to the science of cooking. -
The Lake Placid Conference was a an event where eleven leaders gathered together in Lake Placid, N.Y. During this gathering, after much discussion, "Home Economics" was adopted as the name for the new field of study. -
American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences ( AAFCS) is an American professional association that networks professionals in the area of family and consumer science. It was founded in 1908 as the American Home Economics Association by Ellen H. Richards. In 1994 it changed its name to the current one. -
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Willie Lee Campbell Glass was the 1st ever African American female to earn a degree from Iowa State University. She would later go on to advocate for the implementation of integration programs at Iowa State.
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Created the Cooperative Extension Service including FACS. -
Smith-Hughes Act, formally National Vocational Education Act, U.S. legislation, adopted in 1917, that provided federal aid to the states for the purpose of promoting precollegiate vocational education in agricultural and industrial trades and in home economics. -
The Academy of Nutrition & Dietetics (ADA) was founded in 1917 by 58 people who saw the need for persons educated in the science of nutrition and trained in the art of feeding people. The ADA was dedicated to helping the government conserve food and improve the public's health and nutrition during World War I. -
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Flossie Byrd was a home economist, family and consumer services scientist, educator, and the first Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs at the public historically black university (HBCU), Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU) in Prairie View, Texas. She was also the 1st ever African-American woman to receive AAFCS Foundation award.
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Flossie Byrd was a home economist, family and consumer services scientist, educator, and the first Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs at the public historically black university (HBCU), Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU) in Prairie View, Texas. She is also the 1st African-American women to receive an AAFCS Foundation award.
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Anges Faye Morgan, chair of the department of Home Economics at the University of California, is appointed to serve under President Roosevelt's First Nutrition Congress. -
The Vocational Education Act of 1963 made a provision that integrated more vocational programs in comprehensive secondary institutions, such as commerce and health occupational programs. Since passage of the Vocational Education Act of 1963, further expansion of agricultural education has occurred in vocational schools and in courses offered at junior and senior colleges. -
The Vocational Education Amendments of 1968 extend the work of the 1963 amendments, except the emphasis had changed from occupations to people. This meant funds could be used for high school programs, people who have left school, retraining, special needs students, construction of area vocational schools, vocational guidance, contracting vocational education with private institutions, ancillary services (research, teacher training) and administering the state plan. -
The 1976 Amendments to the Vocational Equity Act of 1963, 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 Vocational Education Act of 1984, often referred to as the Carl D. Perkins Act or the Perkins Act, authorizes federal funds to support vocational education programs. One of the goals for the Perkins Act is to improve the access of either those who have been underserved in the past or those who have greater-than-average educational needs. -
In June, 1994, American Home Economics Association (AHEA) voted to change the name of the profession to Family and Consumer Sciences. (FACS)