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-Founder of the profession
-Wrote “A Treatise on Domestic Economy” in 1841 – the first FACS text book recognized by the Department of Education. -
A founder of FACS
Instrumental in getting policies & legislation passed
Ground work for Extension Service
Fought for healthier homes and communities through the home Economics movement.
Beginnings of school lunch program, 1894 -
provided grants of land to states to finance the establishment of colleges specializing in agriculture and the mechanic arts.
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these universities are recognized for its excellence in teaching, research, and extension. They are located in every U.S. state and many territories. These institutions educate the next generation of farmers, ranchers, and citizens, and form the backbone of a national network of agricultural extension.
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University of Arkansas at Fayetteville- Founded 1871
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff- Founded in 1873 and opened in 1875 -
First to label nutrition as a science in the late 1800’s
Invented the first range with temperature controls -
Eleven leaders gathered in Lake Placid, N.Y. During this conference, "Home Economics” was adopted as the name for the new field of study. -
Invented by W.O Atwater -
Co-editor of the Journal of Home Economics 1912
Conducted metabolic tests
Studied chemical composition of food -
legislative act that created the Cooperative Extension Service
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Established FACS as part of Vocational (CTE) Education
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The first president of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (formerly the American Dietetic Association) 1917 to 1920 -
ADA founded in 1917 by 58 people who saw the need for persons educated in the science of nutrition and trained in the art of feeding people -
provided grants to states to maintain, improve, and develop vocational-technical education programs.
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This extend the work of the 1963 amendments, but the emphasis has changed from occupations to people. National and state advisory councils were also required. Funding was also substantially increased.
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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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Amends the Vocational Education Act of 1963 (VEA) to extend and revise VEA programs and to establish programs emphasizing the acquisition of job skills through technical, as well as vocational, education
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home economist, family and consumer services scientist, educator,
In 1990, she received the Distinguished Service Award from the American Home Economics Association (now the American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences).
She also held the titles of president of the National Council of Administrators of Home Economics (1971–1972), -
She was a Cornell University professor. She also attended Lake Placid Conference, 1899
She developed Cooperative Extension Service Programs at Cornell University