History of FACS Profession

Ellen Richards

Period: Dec 3, 1842 to Mar 30, 1911

American chemist and founder of home economics movement in the U.S.

W.O. Atwater

Period: May 3, 1844 to Sep 22, 1907

Invented the bomb calorimeter and is known as the "Father of Nutrition.

Martha Rensselaer

Period: Jun 21, 1964 to May 26, 1932

She is a Cornell University professor that attended Lake Placid Conference, 1899. She is also the president of AAFCS.