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Morrill Act of 1862
Originally passed in 1859, this bill was vetoed by then President James Buchanan..Only in 1862 under Abraham Lincoln, was it voted into law. -
Ellen H. Swallow Richards is accepted to MIT in 1871 as a special student.
Making her the first woman to enter a scientific school in America, Richards earned a second bachelors degree from MIT. -
University of Arkansas is designated as a Land Grant University.
Designated in 1871 and opened in 1872. -
Ellen H. Swallow Richards helped establish the Womans Laboratory at MIT.
Opening a woman's laboratory in 1876 paved the way for MIT to begin awarding undergraduate degrees to women. -
Ellen H. Swallow Richards is recognized as an assistant professor in chemical analysis
While still getting no pay, Ellen H. Swallow Richards taught industrial chemistry, mineralogy and applied biology. -
Lake Placid Meeting
The first meeting in the field of home economics was held at the Lake Placid Club. -
The American Home Economics Association is born
Emerging in 1908, the new organization was chartered on January 1, 1910 with Ellen H. Swallow Richards being named the President. -
Ellen H. Swallow Richards founds and funds the periodical of the AHEA.
While being chosen as the president of the AHEA, she also founded the Associations periodical, the Journal of Home Economics. -
Ellen H. Swallow Richards dies at her home in Mass.
After suffering from angina, Ellen passed away at her home in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts. -
Smith Lever Act is signed into law.
May 8th, 1914, President Wilson signs the Smith-Lever Act into law which established a system of cooperative extension services connected to land-grant universities. -
Smith- Hughes Act is passed in 1917
This act provided federal aid to the states for the purpose of promoting pre-collegiate vocational education in agricultural and industrial trades and in home economics. -
The Betty Lamp is adopted as the symbol for the AHEA.
In 1926, this symbol of providing light for all colonial household industries was chosen as the AHEA's "symbol of learning". -
Carl Perkins Act
Authorized in 1984 and then again in 1998, 2006 and 2018, the act's goal was to increase the quality of technical education within the United States to help the economy. -
The AHEA changes name to AAFCS
Changing their name to "American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences", the founder continues to be recognized. -
Jackie Ogden, CFCS becomes President.
in 2019, CFCS Jackie Ogden becomes President of AAFCS.
