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Benjamin Thompson was the first person to make the connection between nutrition and science. Thompson would begin his scientific journey by demolishing the prevailing caloric theory of heat. The previous theory was that heat is a fluid that passed between bodies. -
Catherine Beecher wrote the first FACS textbook. Catherine had a love for education and by the end of her life she had written 33 text books for FACS. -
The Justin Smith Morrill/Morrill Act of 1862 was an act that provided land to states to start college programs that specialized in agriculture and mechanical arts. Each state who had these programs were given 30,000 acres of western land. -
A Land Grant University was any institution of higher education that received land from the Morrill Acts of 1862. These institutions focused on agriculture, science and engineering -
The University of Arkansas and the University of Arkansas Pine Bluff are the only Universities given land grants in state of Arkansas. These universities received land grants because of their emphasis on agricultural education. -
Atwaters metabolic cart was the first machine that could accurately measure calories burned and metabolic rate. This invention laid the foundation for current metabolic carts that play a huge role in nutrition science today. -
Ellen Richards was a MIT graduate who wanted to use her background in science to help improve the health of people. Ellen was a powerful leader who helped get government policies passed. Ellen was also one of the first people to set product standards and testing. -
The Rumford kitchen was organized by Ellen Richards and was used to provide meals with their nutrition facts. This was the first time nutrition facts were publicly listed.
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The Lake Placid Conference was held in Chautauqua, New York. This conference consisted of eleven leaders who developed a new field study known as Home Economics. -
Martha was a college professor at Cornell University where she was the co-director of the College of Home Economics. In addition, she was also the president of AAFCS. Martha was also instrumental in teaching home economic courses at Cornell. -
The Smith Lever Act of 1914 created a cooperative extension service that worked with each land-grant institution. This act allowed universities to educate rural Americans in agricultural. -
The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics was found in 1917. This original idea behind this foundation was to preserve food and improve the overall health of the public through nutrition. This organization is now the largest in the fields of nutrition. -
The Smith Hughes Act of 1917 provided federal aid to states with vocational education in agricultural and home economics. This act helped educated Americans in rural areas. -
Clara was the African American to graduate from New Mexico State University. Even though clara did same work as the students she was not allowed into the classroom or allowed to walk for graduation because of her color. Clara used the skills she learned in school and taught home economics to black students and their parents. -
The National School Lunch Act was strongly advocated for by members of FCS. This act provided school lunches for children who did not have anything to eat. The was the first act that laid the foundation for the school lunch programs we have today. -
The Vocational Education Acts of 1963 provided funds to states to help improve vocational-technical education programs. This act helped provide a strong foundation for vocational education in America. -
The Child Nutrition Act is more comprehensive act to ensure all children are fed during school. This act allocated more government funds to make it possible. -
The Vocational Amendment of 1968 & 1973 had several parts to it. The first part was to maintain and improve funding for vocational education. The second part of act was to provide funding for students who either had a disability or were at risk. -
The Vocational Amendment of 1976 provided federal funding for vocational education. In addition, this act eliminated stereotyping, gender bias, and discrimination of any kind in the classroom. -
The Carl Perkins Act goes off of the Vocational Education Act of 1963. This act extended funding to revise and establish programs that focus on jobs skills as well as vocational education. -
