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He was the first to label nutrition as a science, and invented the first range with temperature controls. -
Catherine Beecher wrote the first FACS textbook, “A Treatise on Domestic Economy," that was recognized by the Department of Education. She advocated for equal education access to women along with having roles as teachers. -
Justin Smith Morrill the Vermont Congressman helped in the development of the Morrill Act which financed the establishment of public colleges by offering land grants to the U.S. states to develop or sell. -
Land Grant institutions such as universities and colleges earn benefits and funds of the Morrill Acts of 1862 and 1890 by its state legislature or Congress. The first operational Land Grant University was Kansas State University, opened on September 1863. -
Mary B. Welch developed the first home economics classes given for college credit at Iowa State University where she taught. -
In 1871, the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville was founded but was opened for classes January 22, 1872; making it the first Land Grant University in the state of Arkansas. The second Land Grant University in AR was the University of Arkansas in Pine Bluff which was founded in the year 1873. -
This is named after Benjamin Thompson (Count Rumford), but organized by Ellen S. Richards. This fair was used to draw attention by demonstrating how effective applying science to everyday life by showing scientifically prepared meals and their nutrition information and cost. -
He is known for his studies of human nutrition and metabolism, and is considered the "Father of Nutrition." In 1896, he invented the bomb calorimeter to measure the calories in food. -
At the Lake Placid Club, the first meeting was held with eleven leaders, one being the founder of the conference named Ellen S. Richards, they gathered to discuss the education of home economics. After a lot of discussion, "home economics" was adopted as the name for the new field of study. A few of the leaders that attended the conference is Martha Rensselaer and Carolyn Hunt. -
She developed cooperative extension service programs at Cornell University. Also, she served as the president of American Home Economics Association from 1914 to 1916 that Ellen S. Richards founded. -
She became the first women to graduate from MIT. She is credited for making important contributions to the understanding of environmental systems; her survey led to the first state water-quality standards in the entire country. She connected chemistry to the application of the daily life of housewives. She then organized summer conferences which eventually led to the establishment that she founded and her becoming the president of American Home Economics Association in 1909. -
Created the Cooperative Extension Service associated with each land-grant institution, this includes FACS. -
The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (ADA) was founded in 1917, and Lulu Graves was an American dietitian who became the first president to serve for the ADA (1917-1920). -
Was an act that that promoted vocational education in agriculture, industrial trades, and FACS. -
The AAFCS today, then American Home Economics Association adopted the The Betty Lamp as a symbol for the association because the lamp provided light for all household industries.
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The first African American to graduate New Mexico College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts in 1937 while juggling the issues being segregated from other students. After she recognized the injustice toward black students, she became a teacher for black students during the day. At night, she taught her parents and former slaves to be educated and taught them home economics. -
This act supported and provided grants to states to maintain, improve, and develop vocational-technical education programs. -
In 1968, the Vocational Amendment discussed the social and economic issues; however, they continued to fund students at risk or with disabilities. In 1973, the Vocational Rehabilitation Act extended civil rights to those with disabilities so those who received federal funds or employers were prohibited to discriminate towards those with disabilities, -
Vocational Equity Amendment was now required the states that received funds for vocational education to create and develop programs to eliminate gender bias, sexism, stereotyping, and discrimination. -
The purpose for this act was to increase funding for career and technical education for institutions to prepare students with skills and knowledge for the workforce.
