<P> Late in the 19th century , Richards convened a group of contemporaries to discuss the essence of domestic science and how the elements of this discipline would ultimately improve the quality of life for many individuals and families . They met at pristine Lake Placid , New York at the invitation of Melvil Dewey . Over the course of the next 10 years , these educators worked tirelessly to elevate the discipline , which was to become home economics , to a legitimate profession . Richards wanted to call this oekology or the science of right living . Euthenics , the science of controllable environment , was also a name of her choice , but `` home economics '' was ultimately chosen as the official term in 1899 . Richards then founded the American Home Economics Association ( now called the American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences ) in 1909 . </P>
<P> Late in the 19th century , Richards convened a group of contemporaries to discuss the essence of domestic science and how the elements of this discipline would ultimately improve the quality of life for many individuals and families . They met at pristine Lake Placid , New York at the invitation of Melvil Dewey . Over the course of the next 10 years , these educators worked tirelessly to elevate the discipline , which was to become home economics , to a legitimate profession . Richards wanted to call this oekology or the science of right living . Euthenics , the science of controllable environment , was also a name of her choice , but `` home economics '' was ultimately chosen as the official term in 1899 . Richards then founded the American Home Economics Association ( now called the American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences ) in 1909 . </P>
where was the first home economics conference held
where was the first home economics conference held
Late in the 19th century
Late in the 19th century