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Ellen Swallow Richards Answer - -Born 1842 in Massachusetts
-Vassar graduate
-MIT (first woman professor, first woman student)
-Married at 33 to Robert Richards (MIT Professor)
-Advocate for women
-Interest in ecology- improving environment in the home, nutrition, optimal
living environemnt
-Concern for individuals and families
-Founder of AHEA/FCS
What was FCS formerly known as? Answer - Home Economics
AAFCS: AHEA American Home Economics Association
Lake Placid Answer - Summer 1899, historical beginning of FCS, 11 people
gathered in New York, the name Home Economics was adopted here
AHEA Founded Answer - Summer 1908
American Home Economics Associaiton
Era of the Land-Grant Universities (What percent of women finished high
school or went to college at this time? What subjects did they promote?)
Answer - 1862-1890
,Lang was given as a grant to do research, US government gave land to establish
universities to promote Home Ec. and Ag. Industry
*Less than 5% of women finished high school or went to college at this time.
The Progressive Era Answer - 1909-1920
Pioneers trying to shape the field, Industrial Revolution, Improving work
conditions, Prohibition, WWI, YWCA established
1920-1930s Answer - 1921- Women can vote, coming out of war
1929- Black Thursday, the Great Depression, Home Economists called on to
help
1940-1950s Answer - 1940- WW2 pulled us out of Great Depression, women
entered workforce, fashion changed because of rations
1950- women expected to stop working and keep the home and children
1960-1970s Answer - 1960- Vietnam war, sexual revolution, Civil rights,
abortion legal, traditional roles questioned, home economics started to be
redefined
1980-1990s Answer - 1980- Consumerism, Debt, Families change with high
divorce rates
1990- Conceptualized a new name AAFCS
Cooperative Extension Answer - How do we translate research into the home?
Do parenting classes, money management
, FCS Today Answer - An integrative approach to the reciprocal relationships
among individuals, families, and communities, as well as the environments in
which they function.
What is the symbol for FCS? Answer - Betty Lamp, "To make better", it
provided light in colonial days for all household industries just like FCS provides
enlightenment through leadership in thought and action for FCS professionals
What is the Focus of FCS? Answer - to improve the quality and standards of
individual and family life by providing educational programs, influencing public
policy, and through communication.
Areas of Specialization in FCS Answer - Food & Nutrition
Hospitality
Textiles and Apparel
Interior Design & Housing
FCS Education & Extension
Family & Community Services
Human Development & Family Studies
Consumer Resource Management
Define Family Answer - 1) a group of individual living under one roof and
usually under one head,
2) a group of persons of common ancestry,
3) a group of people united by certain convictions or a common affiliation,
4) the basic unit in society traditionally consisting of two parents rearing their
children;
Also: any of various social units differing from but regarded as equivalent to the
traditional family (a single-parent family)
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