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Ellen Swallow Richards
Ellen Swallow Richards

Ellen Swallow Richards was an American chemist and social reformer who made significant contributions to the fields of sanitation and public health. She was the first woman to earn a Ph.D. in chemistry from the University of Zurich and played a pivotal role in the founding of the first home economics department in the United States. more

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“The well-educated young woman of 1950 will blend art and sciences in a way we do not dream of; the science will steady the art andthe art will give charm to the science. This young woman will marry--yes, indeed, but she will take her pick of men, who will by that time have begun to realize what sort of men it behooves them to be.”

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“I often think that all the difficulties we encounter only give us the more strength if we keep hold of our work, and we must not now give up while in the prime of life. It is best to keep trying, and by and by the opportunity will come. If we have given up, then we shall not be ready for it when it does come.”

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