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Pioneer in the field of home economics who helped open the door for women to pursue science educations and careers. She went to MIT, until they refused to allow her to pursue a doctorate.
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Was the first to conduct studies on food analysis, dietary evaluations, and energy requirements for work.
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Act that gave each state federal land to have a college. The college must foster research and instruction of practical efforts (agriculture, mechanics, etc)
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Started home economics department at Cornell. Was the president of the American Home Economics Association (1914-1916).
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First home economics professor at the University of Wisconsin. She believed home economics ought to provide general and interdisciplinary education.
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University of Arkansas (Fayetteville)- part of Morrill Act of 1862
Was founded in 1871 for Agriculture
University of Arkansas (Pine Bluff)- part of Morrill Act of 1890
Was founded in 1873 for agriculture and home economics -
Forbid racial discrimination in land grant universities (universities receiving federal funding). They also if necessary were given separate funds to make a land grant school for “people of color”.
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Built by Ellen Richards and named after Count Rumford (the first to label nutrient values on food). The kitchen gave recipes and nutritional information about food served in it.
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Founded in 1909 by Ellen Richards, now known as the American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences.
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Established national cooperative extension service that extends outreach programs to educate rural Americans.
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Promot d vocational education in agriculture, trades, industry, and homemaking.
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Founded at the meeting in Chicago, Illinois.
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Offer new and expanded vocational education programs, bringing job training to the industry.
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Extends work of 1963 act but changes the emphasis from the occupation to the people doing them.
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Federal law that prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in any federally funded education program or activity.
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Assured to support vocational education in junior high school, and remove any bias on people allowed in the programs.
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Amends the Act of 1963 in order to strengthen and expand the economic base of the nation by updating high quality programs and vocational technology education.
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Retitled the original act to be “Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act”. Reauthorizing it for the fiscal year
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Name changed to Family, Career, Community Leaders of America at the national conference.
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Increased focus on the academic achievement of career and technical education students, enhancing the connection between secondary and post secondary education.
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