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First to label nutrition as a science in the
late 1800’s
Rumford Kitchen at the Chicago World’s
Fair of 1893 named after Rum-ford
Invented the first range with temperature
controls -
Mobilized a multitude of forces to launch the new
applied field.
MIT graduate & chemistry faculty member
Science consultant for industry
Beginnings of school lunch program, 1894
Hunt, C. (1942). The life of Ellen H. Richards. American Home Economics Association, Washington, D.C.
Blankenship, M., Moerchen, B. (1979). Home Economics Education. Waveland Press, Inc., Prospect
Height, Ill.
Believed science could be used to improve health
& well-being of people -
Cornell University professor Attended Lake Placid Conference, 1899 Developed Cooperative Extension Service
Programs at Cornell University, N.Y. , 1900 President of AAFCS -
- 29 home economics (presently known as Family and Consumer Sciences) met in Chicago, IL with the idea of creating one national student organization
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Future Homemakers of America (FHA) was founded at a convention in Chicago, IL -
The Adviser newsletter was introduced for chapter advisers
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Future Homemakers of America's membership peaked at 607,175
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Rhode island was the last of the 53 associations (including Washington D.C. , Puerto Rico and the virgin islands to affiliate
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the national board of directors approved the purchase of land on which the build the national headquarters and leadership center in resting VA -
the official groundbreaking ceremony was held at the building site in Reston VA
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The national headquarters and leadership center was dedicated during the 1983 national leadership meeting in Washington D.C. -
star events were introduced. The first three Star events developed were job interview, illustrate, and chapter activities -
For the first time, one copy of the teen times, FCCLA's national magazine was mailed to every FCCLA member