FCS 103 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Ellen Swallow Richards, Smith College, Consumerism
2 Feb 2017
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Fcs as a field has been studied for over 100 years. Birth of a profession: overall theme has always been the application of scientific principals, 1753-benjamin thompson. Conducted research related to household problems: 1842-catherine beecher. Initied the home economics movement: 1861-vassar college. Endows the first college program in domestic econmy: 1862-morrill land-grant act. Provides land for agriculture college in every state: 1842-1911- ellen h. swallow richards **** Concerned with using science to improve home life. Early 1900s: 1902- (cid:374)a(cid:373)e (cid:862)ho(cid:373)e e(cid:272)o(cid:374)o(cid:373)i(cid:272)s(cid:863) appro(cid:448)ed. Home place for shelter, and nurture for children and families. Economics: management of time, energy, and money: progressive era: A time of business expansion, created a better and safer place to live, women will have right to vote, women will work outside home: 1917 smith hughes act. Creating vocational educational: (cid:1005)9(cid:1006)(cid:1010): the bette la(cid:373)p (cid:449)as adopted as the professio(cid:374)"s logo ***
