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Ellen H. Richards founded family and consumer science.
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The first dean of Simmons college
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Helped develop a House Hold science program at the University of Illinonis.
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There are 3 different types of land grant universities. The three different types are based on the year that they were established. 1862, 1890, 1994.
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The Justin Smith Morrill/Morrill Act of 1862 was passed on July 2, 1862 and was introduced by congressmen Justin Morrill. This Act provided land for colleges for New Western states.
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Co-director of the College of Home Economics
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The two land grant universities in Arkansas are the University of Arkansas (1871) and the University of Arkansas Pine Bluff (1873)
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The Smith Lever Act of 1914, which was introduced by James Houston, created a cooperative Extension service for land grant universities.
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Established courses in home economics and supervised the teaching of domestic science
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The Smith Hughes Act of 1917 gave federal aid to promote courses such as agricultural and industrial trades
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The Vocational Education Act of 1963 gave grants to vocational-technical education programs
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The Vocational Amendment of 1968 gave funding to students that were at risk for or had diabetes.
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The Amendment of 1976 gave funding to programs to minimize, discrimination, stereotyping ect.
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The Carl Perkins Act, founded in 1984, gave founding to students for local jobs
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Jacqueline Holland is the president of the American Association of Family and Consumer science.
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A president of American Association of Family and Consumer Science.