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Birth of Home Economics-Women were first allowed to attend college and enroll in domestic science.
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Ellen Richards, the first woman to receive her Bachelor of Science degree(1873) organized the Lake Placid Conference, giving birth to the vocational area of Home Economics.
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At the 10th Annual Lake Placid Conference the professional organization "American Home Economics Association" was founded to support issues related to Home Economics and Ellen Richards was named President.
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Cooperative Extension programs were funded to be offered in every county in the US and Home Economics was one of the subject areas. This invaluable local resource continues today.
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Provided funding for post secondary programs, including Home Economics. At this point educational opportunities in traditionally male or female fields did not allow enrollment of the opposite sex.
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Began the movement to allow and encourage non-traditional enrollment in programs.
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Major funding of secondary and post secondary CTE programs. Consumer and Homemaking Education was specifivically mentioned in the funding
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Contained the Women's Education Equality Act. Promoted the changing roles of mean dand women related to the work place and homeamker roles.
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The birth of the Perkins funding. The goal was to improve the effectiveness of consumer and homemaking education and reducing the negative oppressive effects of workplace stereotyping and discrimination related to gender.
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The focus was to assist schools in teaching for a technologically advanced society. Consumer and homemaking education was supported to prepare people to live effectively in the family.
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Family and Consumer Science renamed and new mission statement is to empower individuals and families across the life span to manage the chalenge of living and working in diverse global society.