History of Families and Resource Management By marielleschott 1780 Democratic Families Emerged 1862 Morrill Act Passed 1871 Ellen Swallow Richards is the First Woman to go to MIT 1922 Westermarck: Origin of Marriage 1939 SNAP Debuted 1943 Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs Published 1978 First IVF Baby Was Born 1993 Name Changed from "Home Economics" to "Family and Consumer Science Feb 5, 1993 FMLA Enacted Jul 9, 2015 Gay Marriage Legalized 2025 Sources https://historytogo.utah.gov/history-polygamy/ https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6140213/ Family Resource Management S.Asay, T. Moore.