Methods in FACS Timeline

By mrogers16

  • "A Treatise on Domestic Economy"

    In 1841, Catherine Beecher wrote the very first Family and Consumer Science textbook recognized by Department of Education. She went on to write 33 textbooks throughout her life.

  • Morrill Act of 1862

    This act donated public land to several states for the establishment of colleges emphasizing agriculture and mechanic art. These schools are referred to as "Land Grant Colleges."

  • University of Arkansas

    This is one of two Land Grant Colleges located in Arkansas that was established in 1871.

  • University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff

    Established in 1873, this university is the second of the Land Grant Colleges located in Arkansas.
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    Atwater Research

    During this time, W.O. Atwater (a.k.a. the "Father of Nutrition") conducted research on the chemical composition and nutritive value of some fish and animal tissues.

  • Morrill Act of 1890

    This act required that race not be an admissions criterion of the Land Grant Universities established with the Morrill Act of 1862, or it established another Land Grant College for people of color.

  • The Rumford Kitchen at the Chicago World's Fair

    Ellen Richards used her background in science to prepare nutritious and affordable food for many people at the World's Fair to show just how useful an efficient kitchen can be.

  • Lake Placid Conference

    At this conference, eleven leaders gathered in Lake Placid, New York. The result of this conference was the birth of the field of "Home Economics."

  • Cooperative Extension Programs at Cornell University

    In 1900, Martha Rensselaer developed the first Cooperative Extensive Programs at Cornell University.

  • Smith-Lever Act

    This act created the Cooperative Extension Services (which included FACS)

  • Smith-Hughes Act

    This Act established Family and Consumer Science as part of Vocational Education.

  • American Dietetics Association

    In 1917, the ADA was founded. The first President was Lulu C. Graves.

  • Vocational Education Act of 1963

    This Act provided grants to states in order to maintain, improve, and develop vocational-technical education courses.

  • Vocational Amendment of 1968

    This extended the work of the 1963 Acts; however, the emphasis of the program was changed from occupations to people.

  • Vocational Amendment of 1973

    This amendment served to correct the discrimination against people with disabilities in the United States.

  • Vocational Amendments of 1976

    This was a series of five amendments that aimed to expand vocational education by doing many things (such as establishing national and state goal settings as well as addressing gender bias in vocational education).

  • Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act

    Authorized in 1984, this act aimed to increase the quality of technical education within the United States in order to help the economy.

  • "Home Ec" to "FACS"

    AHEA voted to change the name of the profession from "Home Economics" to "Family and Consumer Science." As a result, the AHEA became the AAFCS.

  • Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act

    The Act was reauthorized in 1998.

  • Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act

    The act was again reauthorized in 2006.