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With everything changing at a rapid pace women began to gain more power in the household. -
After her unwavering attempts MIT finally added a women's laboratory so that Richards could help further women's education.
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Ellen Swallow published her book, The Chemistry of Cooking and Cleaning because she felt that since women were responsible for home and family nutrition they should be educated in the sciences. -
Ellen Swallow conducted a survey that lead to the first state-water-quality standards in the nation.
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American Home Economics Association was formed after Richards campaigned tirelessly for discipline in home economics.
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The American Home Economics Association was created to help colleges and universities create courses that extended beyond what was currently being offered on food preparation and house sanitation. -
First recorded use of the term nuclear family, a family consisting of a husband, wife, and their children.
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Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program bill was passed to help provide low income families with proper nutrition and access to healthy food.
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Family emerged as a separate field of history.
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Women, Work, and Family study came about.
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https://simplicable.com/society/nuclear-family#:~:text=The%20term%20nuclear%20family%20was,central%20structure%20of%20a%20family.
https://www.afcpe.org/news-and-publications/journal-of-financial-counseling-and-planning/volume-1/family-resource-management-research-1930-1990/
https://www.britannica.com/topic/American-Home-Economics-Association
https://www.acs.org/education/whatischemistry/women-scientists/ellen-h-swallow-richards.html