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More colleges were built with this act. They were able to make them with the proceeds of federal land sales.
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They were to extend educational opportunities that promoted agricultural, industrial, and domestic economy. This was later known as home economics.
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She was called a "special student'
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She taught this course to women at Iowa State College and was believed to be the first effort to teach a home economics class.
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American Home Economics Association was created and Ellen Richards was appointed as the first president.
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The first girls tomato club was created through Agricultural Extension by Marie Cromer
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The act established the Cooperative Extension Service. It also required all land grant universities to establish an Agricultural Experiment Station.
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This set vocational education apart from high school curriculum and also got federal funds. It is now called career and technical education (CTE).
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The Home Economics Association adopted the Betty Lamp as their symbol.
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Home economists were employed to create recipes for others in the classroom
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Authorized appropriations of 4 million dollars to each field
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The first electric stove and refrigerator were purchased for the department.
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Wrote a biography of Ellen Richards
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Florence was president of AHEA and wanted to find ways to eliminate racial tensions.
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It is a childcare program where you can leave your kids there, while you work. Once you get off, you pick them up. It helped a lot of moms when this came out.
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Nutrition and child development expanded and information on consumer product safety increased. By doing this, different areas of specialization were created.
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First lunch school program was created by Ellen Richards in Boston.
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Used to support secondary and post secondary vocational education programs in agriculture, business, and technology.
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The convention held in San Diego, California voted to change American Home Economics Association to the American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences.
