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1980's-1990's
More men and women, went to college than ever before, so high schools added more required courses to ensure literacy and compentance in basic classes like reading, writing, math, and science. Leaving students with less time for classes llike home ec. or other life skills classes. However, in colleges aspect of Home ec. were still very popluar. In 1994 Home Ec became offically know as Family Consumer Sciences. The American Home Economics Assoication became the American Assoication of Family Consumer Sciences. The student organization Future Homemakers of America became Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America in 1999.
With home technology on the rise and the baby boom in the 50's and early 60's, many became more interested in the "right way" to raise children. Changes in homes, education, and technology were everywhere. In the 50's children were raised in to traditional gender roles. Home Ec. became a regular class for girls of all ages while boys took shop classes. By the middle of the 60's these ideas were questioned again and while home ec. was considered an applied science it was not giving the funding, support, or even the same status as other applied sciences. Leading to the discipline to change to a more specialized discipline.
Other Pioneers
This act began to set vocational education apart from regular high school education. It provided federal funding to Home Economics classes in high schools. It also provided federal funding to support vocational training. This eventually lead to other acts that supported other higher vocational education pograms in multiple areas of study.
There are many others who helped pioneer the discipline of Home Economics. Many other women developed classes where they were and taught their communities. Martha Van Rensselaer deveopled course for women in upstate new york. While Alice P. Norton taught course alongside Ellen in the New England area. Isabel Bevier conducted research in nutrition and helped develop new field of study.
In 2014 Family Consumer sciences celebrated its 100th birthday.
While in some aspects this discipline is still well loved and attended in many colleges and High schools around the country. Family and Consumer Sciences classes in high schools are being removed from the curriculum. while students can still particpate in FCCLA there is not always an actual class students can take while still in their teen years. In some area's students must apply to go to anther high school in their school district if they want to be able to particpate in classes for this discipline often before their freshman year of High school even begins.
All my information for this timeline came from chapter 1 of Foundations of Family Cnsumer Sciences by Sharleen L. Kato and Janice G. Elias,
The provided document Titled "History of FCS Post 1994"
And my own personal experinces with this course of study in high school
Ellen Swallow Richards was not one to sit idle when there was something she could do to change things. She created a plan to teach science in local schools. With help from her friends she began teaching classes in sanitation, nutrition, child development, and food preservation. Her classes became a popluar way for people to learn to take care of themselves and families. Science and Economics were the corner stones of these classes.
Born on a Massachusetts farm, Mrs. Richards grew up learning the importance of hard work and education, something that would benefit her through out her life.
It was there that she studied both Chemistry and Astronomy with Maira Mitchell one of very few women who taught in higher education espeically in the sciences. Just two years after entering Vassar College Swallow completed all the requiredments for graduation. After being rejected many times by industrial chemists. One of the chemists encouraged her to continue her education at MIT.
In 1875 Swallow became Mrs. Richards when she married Robert Richards a professor at MIT. Together they worked on ore analysis. Their home was remodeled to incorporate their pioneering environmental concrens. The kitchen often played host to experiments in cost, time, and fuel needed for differnt kitchen tasks. Mrs. Richards petioned for the the womens labatory on MIT campus to funded and created.