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Institution of higher education in the U.S. designated by the state to receive the benefits of the Morrill Act of 1862.
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Allowed for the creation of land-grant colleges in the U.S. using the proceeds of federal land sales.
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University of Arkansas (1871)
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MIT grants Ellen Richards a bachelor of Science, the first to a woman.
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University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (1873)
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Ellen Richards publishes her book.
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An act that provides $15,000 yearly for state established agricultural experiment stations.
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A type of kitchen set up used in the 1890's.
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The first conference that created the American Home Economics Association.
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Ellen Richards died in her at home in Massachusetts of Angina.
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U.S. federal law that established a system of cooperative extension services, connected to the land grant universities, in order to inform people about the current developments in agriculture, home economics, public policy/government, leadership, etc.
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Promotes vocational education in agriculture, trades and industry, and homemaking.
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AHEA establishes appropriate home economic instructions for boys.
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the USDA Bureau of Home Economics becomes the Bureau of Human Nutrition and Home Economics.
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Expanded the role of vocational education and funding was substantially increased.
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The first vocational legislation to officially reference postsecondary students.
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Prohibits the discrimination on the basis of disability in programs conducted by federal agencies, in programs receiving federal financial aid assistance, in federal employment and in the employment practices of federal contractors.
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requires 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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Home Economics was changed to Family and Consumer Sciences.
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Provides 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.
