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Justin Smith Morrill/Morrill Act of 1862
Justin Smith Morrill was a Representative from Vermont who introduced the bill, which was signed by President Lincoln. This bill gave colleges funding from the sale of federal land. Education, Transportation and Homesteading Acts were signed to boost post Civil War life. -
Catherine Beecher
Catherine Beecher was an American educator and author who began a movement focusing on home economics. -
W.O. Atwater
Atwater studied metabolism and developed a system to measure energy intake to energy output. The beginning of sports nutrition. -
New England Kitchen
Ellen Richards began the New England Kitchen in Boston Mass. offering families lost-cost, nutritious meals. -
The Rumford Kitchen
At the Worlds Fair in Chicago, Ellen Richards provided meals prepared in a demonstration kitchen with nutrient values listed on the menus for every item. Posters were hung all around displaying nutritional information. -
Lake Placid Conferences
The first "Home Economics" meeting was in 1899, in 1993 the name was changed to "American Association of Family and Consumer Science." -
Caroline Hunt
Caroline Hunt was the first professor of Home Economics at the University of Wisconsin. -
Martha Van Rensselaer
Martha Rensselaer applied science to better the home and the community. She was a Home Economics Superwoman. She was named one of the 12 greatest women in American history. Started the Home Economics Program at the College of Agriculture. -
Ellen Richards
Ellen Richards was named President of the American Home Economics Association. -
Smith Lever Act
A U.S. federal law which established the cooperative extension services to inform individuals on farming, home and economic developments. -
Smith Hughes Act
A law that funded teacher training for vocations, such as: agriculture, technology, business and Family and Consumer Science. Schools could provide an applicable education and the number of students attending and graduating from high school increased. -
LuLu C. Graves
The first president of the American Dietetic Association. -
American Dietetics Association
ADA established requirements for a college degree for dietitians. -
Betty Lamp
The Betty Lamp was voted as the symbol of the association. The Betty Lamp was better than a candle, burned fish oil and had a wick. -
Future Homemakers of America
Future Homemakers of America was formed. -
Vocational Education Act
Provided vocational education programs to help with unemployment. This money paid for equipment and supplies for the programs. -
Vocational Amendment
Extended the 1963 Amendment while broadening the vocational objectives. -
Head Start
Head Start program begins. -
Carl Perkins Act
First authorized in 1984, it was developed to expand the quality of vocational education. -
AAFCS
Name changes to American Association of Family and Consumer Science.
