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Catherine Beecher wrote "A Treatise of Domestic Economy" the first FACS textbook. I feel this is an important moment because it makes FACS seem like a legitimate subject. Textbooks are usually very credible sources of information that are backed up by reviews and contain up to date information concerning a specific field.
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Provided grants of land to states to finance the establishment of colleges specializing in “agriculture and the mechanic arts.” This lead to the creation of Land Grant Universities. A land-grant college or university is an institution that has been designated by its state legislature or Congress to receive the benefits of the Morrill Acts of 1862, 1890, and 1994. The University of Arkansas and the University of Arkansas Pine Bluff are Land Grant Universities in Arkansas.
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In 1888 she received a degree in chemistry.
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Established at the 1894 Chicago World's Fair.
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Home Economics was adopted as the name for the new profession.
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Developed extension services in 1900.
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He is credited with developing the Atwater system, laying the groundwork, in the 19th century, for the science of nutrition in the United States and inspiring modern Olympic nutrition.
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In January of 1909, the American Home Economics Association (AHEA) was formed.
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Created the Cooperative Extension Service including FACS.
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Established FACS as part of Vocational (CTE) Education.
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The ADA was created in 1917 because a group of people saw a need for nutritional education.
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In 1926, the American Home Economics Association adopted the Betty Lamp as a symbol for the association. The lamp derived its name from the German word "besser" or "bête", meaning "to make better".
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George Deen Act of 1936 provided the first federal aid for vocational training of workers and sales personnel.
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Provided grants to states to maintain, improve, and develop vocational-technical education programs.
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The Vocational Education Amendments of 1968 extend the work of the 1963 amendments, but the emphasis has changed from occupations to people. National and state advisory councils are required. In addition each state must submit a plan consisting of administrative policies and procedures and an annual and 5-year program plan.
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The Rehabilitation Act of 1973, prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability in programs conducted by federal agencies, in programs receiving federal financial assistance, in federal employment and in the employment practices of federal contractors.
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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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In 1993, modern home economists met in Scottsdale, Arizona to define the role of the field in the new millennium. As a result of the Scottsdale conference, the name of the AHEA was changed to the American Association of Family and Consumer Science (AAFCS).
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In 1994 leading organizations and programs made the decision to change the name of the field as a whole to family and consumer science, leaving the home economics label in the past.
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Legislation passed that set up a commission tasked with the mission of raising financial literacy nationwide. Twenty four states now require some form of personal finance education.
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The new Act will provide an increased focus on the academic achievement of career and technical education students, strengthen the connections between secondary and post secondary education, and improve state and local accountability.
