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Kristyn Koch - FCS 101 May 6, 2013

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Dame Schools: taught counting, prayers, the Bible, reading and sewing 1635

Schools began to include classes related to domestic concerns

Late 1700’s

Catharine Beecher wrote 33 books related to home economics 1827-1874

Catharine Beecher wrote A Treatice on Domestic Economy: first home economics textbook recognized by a state department of education

1841

Edward Youmans wrote Household Science: the book gave a definition of household science and was later adapted by home economists

1857

First Morrill Act

1862

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Domestic Economy Curriculum

1873

MIT grants Ellen Richards BS

1873

Vassar grants a Doctorate The Chemistry of Cooking &Cleaning

1872

Domestic Science courses

1877

The Great Sanitary Survey

1887

Hatch Act ed: developed the Central Office of the Agricultural Experimental Stations, of which W. O. Atwater, the father of nutrition, was the first director

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Lake Placid Conference: eleven attendees adapted the name "home economics" to this field

1887

The 2nd Morrill Act

1890

Rumford Kitchen

1893

School lunch- women are hired to prepare food for students

1894

Lake Placid Conference

1899

1894

Childcare and Parenting Education beyond 8th grade

1901

10th Lake Placid Conference: American Home Economics Association emerged- AHEA chartered on January 1

1909

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First Girls Tomato club

1909

Ellen Richards dies

1911

Home demonstration agents

1912

Smith-Lever Act ed: created the Agricultural Extension Services, including home economics

1914

Commission on vocational education presented report to congress, this report suggested occupational training in several fields: dietitian, cook, housemaid, institution manager, and household director Smith-Hughes Act ed on February 23: established the Federal Board of Vocational Education, established home economics and provided financial aid WWI

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Instruction in schools

1918

Home Economics section added

1920

High school home economics clubs had developed Childcare recognized Food Corps hire Home Economist Accepted expert in nutrition First Nutrition Congress Bureau of Human Nutrition & Home Ec. Integration

1925 1926 1931 1941 1943 1960

Feminists Specialized programs Accreditation of undergrad programs

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Capper-Ketcham Act: extended Smith-Lever Act to cover home economics and agriculture

1927

George-Reed Act: authorized added appropriations for home economics and agriculture which were to increase annually for five years, made home economics funding more equitable in comparison with other service areas, permitted more funding for rural areas than urban areas

1929

George-Ellzey Act: annual appropriations of 3 million dollars to each field for three year, resulted in increased enrollment in vocational programs

1934

George-Dean Act: authorized appropriations of 4 million dollars to each field

1936

Committee appointed by AHEA: recommended that home economics clubs should form a national organization

1943

Future Homemakers of America officially drafted a temporary constitution on June 11

1945

George-Barden Act: allowed flexible use of funds, the largest share went to rural areas Caroline L. Hunt wrote The Life of Ellen H. Richards: biography of the first president of AHEA, Hunt was a friend of Richards and also was present at Lake Placid

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1946

1958

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National Defense Education Act: resulted in increased understanding of technical education and its part in a technical society

1958

"New Directions" published

1959

Manpower Development and Training Act: laid the groundwork for occupational home economics, produced curriculum materials useful for occupational home economics

1962

Racial tensions Vocational Education Act of 1963 (Perkins Bill): in society, the household had become a consumer rather than a producer, resulted in two types of home economics -- useful employment (consumer) and gainful employment (occupational), no categorical funding was specifically earmarked for home economics, and 10% of home economic funds must be used for related occupational programs

1963

Vocational Amendments of 1968: consumer homemaking earmarked for funds, occupational programs were still block grants, stressed the dual role of the wage earner and homemaker, name changed to consumer and homemaking education, 1/3 of funds was set aside for "economically depressed" areas

1968

Approved Home Economics Related Occupations (HERO) chapters nationally

1971

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FHA national advisory board and national executive council voted to included HERO chapters with FHA chapters Eeleventh Lake Placid Summit Conference: developed a list of issues that should take top priority in home economics programs

1973

"New Directions II" published: developed a new statement of purpose, listed five new priorities in home economics

1975

Gear work towards males

1976

Unified statement of purposes, recommendations, and programs for vocational home economics: developed by home economics division of American Vocational Association, American Home Economics Association, and Home Economics Education Association

1976

Vocational Amendments of 1976: provided vocational funding of over $1 to $1.7 billion dollars until 1982, devised categories for funding, required state istration, developed national priorities for spending of grant monies, funded vocational education for displaced homemakers, attempted to remove stereotypes

1976

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First black national president of FHA/HERO

1981

New national FHA/HERO building constructed in Reston, VA

1983

First male national president of FHA/HERO

1986

Project 2000

1989

Rethinking women’s ….conference

1991

Profession changed its name to Family and Consumer Sciences: 100 invited professionals representing 21 related professional organizations met in Scottsdale, Arizona, in June and voted to change the name

1993

AHEA changed name to American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences

1994

School-to-Work Opportunities Act ed hip declines

1998

Carl Perkins Act of 1998: new funding program ed in October, not all of the details have been released yet

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Celebrations

2008

First Lake Bonneville Summit

2009

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2nd Lake Bonneville Summit at BYUI

2011

Kristyn returns from her mission and interns at a bridal shop to further her sewing skills while attending school at BYUI

2015

Kristyn opens her own sewing school and quilt shop

2025

Kristyn will revolutionize sewing with her new sewing techniques and styles

2050

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