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Catherine Beecher
Wrote "A Treatise of Domestic Economy" which was the first FACS text book recognized by The Department of Education. -
Ellen Swallow Richards
Ellen S. Richards, the founder of home economics, is born. -
Land-Grant College Act of 1862
Provided grants of land to states to finance the establishment of colleges specializing in agriculture and mechanic arts. -
Arkansas Industrial University
Also known as the University of Arkansas located in Fayetteville. Under the Morrill Act, the institution became a land-grant university and the first state-assisted college in Arkansas. -
Mary B. Welch
Taught home economics to women at Iowa State College, which is believed to be the first effort in the U.S. to teach home economics to college students. -
Expansion of the Morrill Act of 1862
Land-grants are universities given federal land, and in 1890 the Act was expanded to discount race as an admissions criterion or designate a separate land-grant program for students of color. -
Branch Normal College
Also known as University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff. Established as a land-grant institution under the Morrill Act of 1890 -
W.O. Atwater
Atwater began the first of many scientific experiments. He studied respiration and metabolism in animals and humans. Also known as The Father of Nutrition -
The Beginnings: Lake Placid Conference
In 1899, eleven individuals gathered in New York for a conference at Lake Placid where the name "Home Economics" was adopted. -
Martha Rensselaer
President of AAFCS and established the Cooperative Extension Service Programs at Cornell in 1900 -
10th Lake Placid Conference
The tenth Lake Placid Conference is held and American Home Economics Association is formed and Ellen Richards is made president. -
The American Home Economic Association
The first meeting of the American Home Economic Associated and Ellen H. Richards founded AHEA. -
Smith-Lever Act of 1914
This act established a national Cooperative Extension Service that extended outreach programs through land-grant universities to educate rural Americans about advances in agricultural technology. -
Smith-Hughes Act of 1917
Provided federal aid to the states to promote pre collegiate vocational education in agriculture, industrial trades, and home economics -
The Betty Lamp
The American Home Economics Association adopted the "Betty Lamp" as the symbol. The German derivative "besser" means to make better. The lamp was symbolic to provide light for all household industries. -
Vocational Education Act of 1963
Provided grants to states to maintain, improve, and develop vocational-technical education programs. -
Vocational Education Amendment of 1968
Provided new programs for vocational education provide part-time employment for youths to receive earnings to continue vocational training. -
Vocational Rehabilitation Act of 1973
Put in place to correct the problem of discrimination against people with disabilities. -
Vocational Amendment of 1976
Required states receiving federal funds for vocational education to develop and carry out activities and programs to eliminate gender bias, stereotyping, and discrimination in vocational education. -
Name Change
AHEA voted to change the name of profession to Family and Consumer Sciences. -
The Betty Lamp Revamp
AAFCS updated the Betty Lamp to a more modern look. -
Carl Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act
First authorized in 1984 to increase the quality of technical education within the U.S. in order to help the economy. Re-authorized by Donald Trump on July 26, 2018.
