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Ellen Swallow Richards
Feb 27, 2023 ·
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Ellen Swallow Richards
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Ellen Swallow Richards was a big part of the establishment of home economics as a field. But well before that, she broke a lot of ground and was often way...
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Ellen Swallow Richards was a big part of the establishment of home economics as a field. But well before that, she broke a lot of ground and was often way ahead of her time. Research:
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