Ellen

Ellen Richards

By Irubio1
  • Ellen's Birth

    Ellen's Birth

    Born in Dunstable,Mass. Daughter of peter and fanny G. Swallow.
  • Moved to West ford,Mass

    Moved to West ford,Mass

    She attended west ford Academy for 2 years
  • Moves to Littleton,Mass

    Moves to Littleton,Mass

  • Ellen Begins her first teaching job

  • Ellen moves away from home to teach in Worcester, Mass

  • Returns home

    For two years of "purgatory"
  • Enters Vassar College

    Enters Vassar College

  • Graduated Vassar College

    Graduated Vassar College

    Got her Bachelors of Science
  • First female student to attend MIT

    First female student to attend MIT

    She was considered a special student.

  • Ellen's Father died

  • Begins to work on water testing

    Begins to work on water testing

    with Professor Nichols
  • MIT

    MIT

    Earned her 2nd Bachelor Degree in Chemestry

  • Ellen teaches science to women

    GIrls' High School of Boston
  • Ellen was proposed to

    Ellen was proposed to

    By professor Robert Richards
  • Ellen Marries Professor Richards

    Ellen Marries Professor Richards

  • The Richards move in their home

    The Richards move in their home

    on Eliot st. Jamaica Plain
  • Woman's Laboratory is opened in November

    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.

  • 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

    Ellen was founder( with others) of the Association of collegiate Alumnae

    Later called American Association of University Women
  • The chemistry of cooking and cleaning

    The chemistry of cooking and cleaning

  • Food materials and their adulterations

  • New England Kitchen opened in Boston

    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

    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

    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

  • Named council of the National Education Association

    Named council of the National Education Association

    she was primarly responsible for overseeing the teaching of home economics in public schools.
  • Death

    Death

    Ellen died because of a heart disese