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Catherine Beecher
Wrote the first FAC's textbook, "A Treatise on Domestic Economy." -
Ellen Swallow Richards
Ellen Swallow Richards was born in Danstabe, Massachusetts. -
Justin Smith/Morrill Act/Land Grant Universities
Justin Smith was a representative from Vermont that helped pass the Morrill Act which encouraged the development and growth of agricultural and technical colleges. These were call "land grant universities." -
Vassar College
Ellen Richards was admitted to Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, New York and graduated in two years with a degree in Chemistry. -
Ellen Swallow Richards admitted to MIT
Ellen Richards was the first woman to be admitted to MIT as a special student of Chemistry. -
Ellen Swallow Richards graduates MIT
Ellen Swallow Richards graduates MIT, creates a womens laboratory and becomes an instructor for the school. -
Ellen Swallow becomes Ellen Richards
Ellen Swallow marries Robert H. Richards who was the head of the department of mining and engineering. -
Society to Encourage Studies at Home
Ellen Swallow Richards became the head of the science section of the Society to Encourage Studies at home at MIT. -
President of American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers
Ellen Swallow Richards became the first woman president of the American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers. -
American Association of University Women
Ellen Swallow Richards co-founded the Association of Collegiate Alumnae later known as the American Association of University Women. -
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Ellen Swallow Richards Books
Ellen Swallow Richards wrote over a dozen books. Some of them included The Chemistry of Cooking, Home Sanitation: A Manual for Housekeepers, Laboratory Notes on Industrial Water Analysis: A Survey Course for Engineers, and Euthenics: The Science of Controllable Environment. -
Assistant Professor of Sanitary Chemistry
Ellen Swallow Richards was appointed as an assistant to Professor Nichols in Sanitary Chemistry. -
Rumford Kitchen
Ellen Swallow Richards led the creation of the Rumford Kitchen at the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago. -
Lake Placid Conference
"Home Economics" was adopted as the new name for the field at this conference headed by Ellen Swallow Richards and other like minded colleagues. -
American Home Economics Association
The (AHEA) American Home Economics Association formed. -
Charter Received
AAFCA received its charter. -
The Smith-Lever Act
Created the Cooperative Extension Service including FACS. -
Office of Home Economics
The start of the Office of Home Economics under the States Relation Service -
Smith Hugh's Act
Established FAC's as part of Vocational (CTE) Education -
American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences
AHEA changed to AAFCA (American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences -
Bureau of Home Economics
Secretary of Agriculture, Henry C. Wallace was authorized by Congress to create a Bureau of Home Economics to continue the work specified in 1915 appropriations act for the Office of Home Economics at the level of a full-fledged Bureau. -
New Chief
Louise Stanley was chosen to be the new Chief. -
Hildegarde Kneeland
Appointed head of the Economic of the Home Branch of the Bureau. -
Ruth O'Brien
The first head of the Textiles and Clothing Division and eventually named Assistant to Hazel K. Stiebeling. She was an expert in Textile Chemistry. -
Warner Theater
The Bureau moved to the Warner Theater in Washington D.C and the Bureau pioneered clothing patterns for children that allowed for easier movement for active playtime. -
WWII Help from Bureau
Chief Louise Stanley declared the Bureau stop research as usual and start working on designs for non-traditional women's clothing who had to go to work due to WWII. The Bureau also issued publications about food conservation, preparation, and consumption to help food supplies for overseas and families left at home. -
The Bureau of Human Nutrition and Home Economics
The Bureau's name changed to "The Bureau of Human Nutrition and Home Economics" to reflect its focus on Nutrition. -
Hazel Katherine Stiebeling
With a doctorate degree in Chemistry, she was appointed to be the Chief of the new Bureau. -
Lenore Sater Thye
Helped consumers with kitchen designs that included the step-saving kitchen. -
USDA's Agricultural Research Service
Bureau reorganized and some of its work continued at the USDA's Agricultural Research Service -
Deputy Administrator for Nutrition and Consumer Use Research
Hazel Stiebeling was appointed as Deputy Administrator for Nutrition and Consumer Use Research at USDA's Agricultural Research Service. She was over three divisions that worked on Human Nutrition, Household Economics, and Clothing and Housing. -
Bureau Ceased
Bureau officially ceased to exsist -
Carl Perkins Act
The Carl Perkins Act increased quality to technical education within the U.S. -
Name Changed to Family and Consumer Sciences
AHEA voted to change the name of the profession to Family and Consumer Sciences (FACS.)
