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The American Family & Consumer Sciences Association is a scientific and educational association of professionals and students. Its vision is to improve the quality of life for individuals, families, and communities. -
Louise Stanley was a home economist and federal administrator known for her efforts to better the quality of life in American homes. She was appointed as the first female chief of the USDA bureau of Home Economics. -
The Future Homemakers of America was established in 1945 as a co-curricular high school organization. This organization prepared girls for every area of home life in the first half of the twentieth century. -
In 1994, the Family and Consumer Sciences Division of the American Vocational Association created nine specific goals to provide direction for the program curriculum. These goals guided the development of national family and consumer sciences content standards during the 1990s. -
February 13th, 2019 marked UCA’s American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences 100th birthday. The organization was established in 1919 and was originally called the home economics.