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Thompson was the the first to label nutrition as a science in the 1800s. He did great work in the Rumford Kitchen and this is where it gets it's name. -
The book, "A Treaties on Domestic Economy" was the first book that was published and recognized by the department of education. -
Provided grants of land to states to finance the establishments of colleges
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A land-grant university is an institution of higher education in the United States designated by a state to receive the benefits of the Morrill Acts of 1862 and 1890. -
Clara Belle was born in 1885. She was the first African American woman to graduate from New Mexico State University. Years after she graduated, many landmarks were named after her. She died at the age of 108 and left behind a legacy for women and even more so, African American women. -
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, Pine Bluff are the Land Grant Universities in Arkansas starting in 1890. -
The Rumford Kitchen was an exhibit at the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago. This kitchen allowed experiments to be done with food and chemistry. -
While there were many contributors to Family and Consumer Science, it was originally known as "Home Economics" in 1909. It was later changed and newly referred to as American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences (AAFCS). -
Born in 1842, Ellen was a very smart child. Over her lifespan, she focused on chemistry and started shaping the future of the Family and Consumer Sciences department. -
The Smith-Lever Act established a national Cooperative Extension Service that extended outreach programs through land-grant universities to educate rural Americans about advances in agricultural practices and technology.
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The Smith Hughes Act of 1917 provided funds that were to be matched by the states to pay the salaries of agriculture, home economics, and industrial education teachers and to help states prepare teachers in these subjects. -
In 1917, the profession of dietetics was introduced. It originated in the United States and was a foundation in the American Dietetic Association. United Kingdom began the profession several years later in 1924. -
Lulu was the first president of the Nutrition and Dietetic association in 1917 to 1920. -
The Vocational Education Act of 1963 authorizes funds for the establishment of vocational education activities at the Federal, State and local educational levels.
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This act extends the works of 1963, but focuses more on the people rather than the occupation.
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Similar to the Vocational Equity Act of 1963, The Vocational Equity Act of 1976 required states receiving federal funding for vocational education to develop and carry out activities and programs to eliminate gender bias, stereotyping, and discrimination in vocational education.
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The Carl Perkins Act aims to increase the quality of technical education for students within the United States in 1984. -
The Food Guide Pyramid was introduced by the USDA in 1992. This pyramid gives basic knowledge of the important food groups and is constantly being changed to benefit individual's health. -
The Betty Lamp is the logo for AAFCS and it stands for "to make better". After the name of Family and Consumer Science was changed in 1994, the Betty Lamp remained as the logo. -
In June of 1994, the AHEA decided on five specific areas that would be labeled under Family and Consumer Sciences.
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