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Ellen's Birth
Born in Dunstable,Mass. Daughter of peter and fanny G. Swallow. -
Moved to West ford,Mass
She attended west ford Academy for 2 years -
Moves to Littleton,Mass
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Ellen Begins her first teaching job
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Ellen moves away from home to teach in Worcester, Mass
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Returns home
For two years of "purgatory" -
Enters Vassar College
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Graduated Vassar College
Got her Bachelors of Science -
First female student to attend MIT
She was considered a special student. -
Ellen's Father died
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Begins to work on water testing
with Professor Nichols -
MIT
Earned her 2nd Bachelor Degree in Chemestry -
Ellen teaches science to women
GIrls' High School of Boston -
Ellen was proposed to
By professor Robert Richards -
Ellen Marries Professor Richards
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The Richards move in their home
on Eliot st. Jamaica Plain -
Woman's Laboratory is opened in November
Ellen teaches Correspondence Science courses throughout North America -
Head of the Science section of the society to encourage studies at home.
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Ellen and her students conduct a study on adulteration of foods
leads to the nation's first food and Drugs Act -
Ellen was founder( with others) of the Association of collegiate Alumnae
Later called American Association of University Women -
The chemistry of cooking and cleaning
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Food materials and their adulterations
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New England Kitchen opened in Boston
It was guided by Richards, offering working classes families nutrious food, scientifacally prepared at low cost. -
Richards helped Mary M.K Kehew organize a school of housekeeping
It was in the woman's Educational and idustrial union that was later taken over by Simmons college. -
Called a Summer Conference of workers in the fledging field of domestic science
This conference was held for the next few years to establish standards , course outlines,bibliographies and womens club study guides for the field -
Lake placid conferees formed the American Home Economics Association
Richards was elected first President -
Ellen retired from being the association's president and established the association's journal of Home Economics
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Named council of the National Education Association
she was primarly responsible for overseeing the teaching of home economics in public schools. -
Death
Ellen died because of a heart disese
