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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1917
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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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1963
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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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