FACS TIMELINE

  • Justin Smith Morrill / Morrill Act of 1862

    Justin Smith Morrill / Morrill Act of 1862
    Establishing federal funding for higher education in every state in the country.
  • Land Grant University

    Land Grant University
    Institutions of higher education the United States designated by state to receive benefits of the Morrill Act.
  • The title "Home Economics" was approved

    The title "Home Economics" was approved
    Home and domestic sciences that deals with relationships between people and the environment we live.
  • Smith Lever Act 1914

    Smith Lever Act 1914
    Establishing a system of cooperative extension services in order to inform people about current development in agriculture , home economics and etc.
  • American Dietetic Association

    American Dietetic Association
    ADA is committed to improve the nation's health and advancing the profession of dietetics through research, education and advocacy.
  • Smith Hughes Act of 1917

    Smith Hughes Act of 1917
    Providing federal aid to states for the purpose of promoting pre- collegiate vocational educational in agricultural and industrial trades and in home economics,
  • Great Depression Began

    Great Depression Began
    The worst economic downturn in the history of the industrialized world.
  • Ellen Swallow Richards

    Ellen Swallow Richards
    Founder of FACS. Chemist ans promoted Home Economics ecology
  • Carl Perkins Act

    Carl Perkins Act
    Provide and increase focus on academic achievement of career and technical education students.
  • Name changed to AAFCS

    Name changed to AAFCS
    Association that networks professionals in the area of family and consumer sciences.
  • The FCS Body of knowlege was created

    The FCS Body of knowlege was created
    The curriculum was created of FCS.