Ellen Swallow Richards Timeline 1842 — Ellen Swallow is born in Dunstable, Massachusetts, on December 3. She lives on the Swallow Farm with parents and grandparents . 1859 — Ellen and her parents move to Westford, Massachusetts. Ellen attends Westford Academy for two years. 1863 — The Swallow family moves to Littleton, Massachusetts. 1864 — Ellen begins her first teaching j o b . 1865 — Ellen moves away from home to teach in Worcester, Massachusetts. 1866 — Ellen returns home for two years of " P urgatory." 1868 — Ellen enters Vassar College. 1870 — Ellen graduates from Vassar College. MIT committee reviews Ellen's application for admittance on December 3. MIT's President Runkle informs Ellen on December 14 that she may attend the Institute. 1871 — Ellen enters MIT in January. Peter Swallow, Ellen's father, dies in March. 1872 — Ellen begins work on water testing with Professor Nichols. The Remarkable Life of Ellen Swallow Richards: Pioneer in Science and Technology, First Edition. Pamela Curtis Swallow. Copyright © 2014 Pamela Curtis Swallow. Published 2014 by The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society and John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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1873 — Ellen teaches science to women at Girls' High School of Boston. Ellen graduates from MIT. Ellen receives a master's degree from Vassar College. Professor Robert Richards proposes marriage. 1875 — Ellen marries Robert Richards. The Richards move into their home on Eliot Street, Jamaica Plain. 1876 — Woman's Laboratory is opened in November. Ellen teaches correspondence science courses throughout North America. 1878 — Ellen and her students conduct a study on adulteration of foods, which leads to the nation's first Food and Drug Acts. The American Association for the Advancement of Science elevates Ellen's status to " F ellow. " 1879 — Ellen is the first woman elected to the American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers. 1881 — Ellen co-founds the Summer Seaside Laboratory, later moved to Woods Hole and now known as the Marine Biology Laboratory at Woods Hole. 1882 — Ellen co-founds the Association of Collegiate Alumnae, later renamed the American Association of University Women. 1883 — MIT builds a new chemistry lab for both women and men. 1884 — Ellen is appointed by MIT as instructor in sanitary chemistry. 1886 — Robert Richards becomes ill with typhoid and pneumonia. 1887 — Ellen's second water study produces water purity tables, leading to the nation's first water qualit y standards. 1889 — Massachusetts Institute of Technology Women's Association is formed, with Ellen as its first president. 1890 — Ellen establishes the New England Kitchen. 1892 — Ellen introduces " o ekology " (ecology ) in the United States. Fanny Taylor Swallow, Ellen's mother, dies in December.
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1893 — Ellen opens the Rumford Kitchen at the Chicago World's Fair. 1894 — Ellen overhauls Boston's school lunch program. 1899 — First annual Lake Placid conference. 1908 — American Home Economics Association is established, with Ellen as its first president. 1910 — Ellen receives a doctor of science degree from Smith College. 1911 — Ellen Swallow Richards dies on March 30 at age sixty-eight.