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Catherine Beecher
Catherine wrote the first FACS textbook that was recognized by the Department of Education.
This was a big step not only in FACS history but for women too! -
Land Grant University
A Land Grant University is a university that uses the Morrill act.
A Morrill Act is used to
-teach agriculture
-military tactics
-mechanic arts
-classical studies
to members of the working classes. -
Justin Smith Morrill/Morrill Act
The Morrill Act of 1862 was also known as the Land Grant College Act. The grant helps educate people in
-agriculture
-home economics
-mechanical arts
Justin Smith is the one who introduced the Act! -
First Land Grant University Iowa State
Iowa State University was the first university to accept the Morrill Act and become a land grant university! -
University of Arkansas Land Grant University
The University of Arkansas was named the Arkansas Industrial University, on March 27, 1871. This is a Land Grant University in Arkansas! -
Land Grant University of Arkansas Pine Bluff
The University of Arkansas Pine Bluff is one of only nineteen 1890 land-grant institutions in the country. -
Benjamin Thompson
Because Benjamin was the first to label nutrition as a science in the late 1800’s it opened up a door for many opportunities in FACS!
-Also the Rumford Kitchen at the Chicago World’s Fair of 1893 was named after him -
Ellen Richards
Because Ellen believed science could be used to improve health & well-being of people she started many things such as a school lunch program for schools! -
W.O. Atwater
Atwater was the first person to officially get funding for human nutrition in the United States! He was given 10,000 dollars for it!! -
Lake Placid
Lake Placid is where 11 people gathered to decide on a name for the field the people were studying. At this conference they decided to name it Home Economics! -
Caroline Hunt
Caroline was the first teach or be a professor for home economics at a college university!
She was a role model for women! -
Smith Lever Act
The Smith-Lever Act was an outreach program to help educate Americans about agriculture practice and technology!- created the Cooperative Extension Service.
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Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
The ADA has always been dedicated to helping improve the public's health and nutrition. Especially during World War I. They helped the government make all these things happen! -
Smith Hughes Act
this act help give money to help pay for people be prepared to teach on things such as
-agriculture
-home economics
-industrial education teachers -
Betty Lamp as Symbol for Home Economics
The American Home Economics Association made the Betty lamp their symbol because it means to make better. They have strived to always make home economics better! -
Vocational Education Act
- provided money to states to teach more, maintain or improve on vocational-technical education programs.
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Vocational Amendment
-instead of focusing on occupation this amendment focuses on people
-each state must submit a plan consisting of administrative policies and procedures and an annual and 5-year program plan.
-authorized funds are allocated to permanent programs in cooperative vocational as well as consumer and homemaking education. -
Vocational Amendment
doesn't allow discrimination against people with disabilities so that they can get help for things like
-federal agencies
-programs receiving federal financial assistance
-federal employment
employment practices of federal contractors -
Vocational Amendment
- requires states to eliminate gender bias, stereotyping, and discrimination in vocational education.
- The amendments also permit the allocation of federal funds to programs for single heads of households, homemakers, part-time workers seeking full-time jobs, and persons seeking jobs in areas nontraditional for their sex.
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Carl Perkins Vocational Act
-This law authorizes federal funds to support vocational education programs.
- This law also requires that vocational education be provided for students with disabilities. -
Carl Perkins Act
This act amends the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act to:
(1) rename it the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act of 1998 (the Act);
(2) revise it; and
(3) extend the authorization of appropriations through FY 2003. -
Carl Perkins Act
In 2006, the Act was re-advised and the revisions include:
-Replaces “vocational education” with “career and technical education”
-Maintains the Tech Prep program as a separate entity with federal funding within the legislation
-Maintains state administrative funding at 5 percents of a state’s allocation