Author: Ellen Henrietta Richards
Alternate names: Ellen Henrietta (Swallow) "Mrs Richards; Richards, Ellen Henrietta (Swallow) Mrs.; Ellen Henrietta Swallow Richards; Richards, Ellen Henrietta (Swallow) "Mrs. R. H. Richards,"; Ellen Henrietta Richards; Ellen Henrietta (Swallow) Richards; H. Ellen Richards
Title: Mrs.
Born: 3 December 1842
Died: 30 March 1911
Bio: An industrial and environmental chemist in the United States during the 19th century. Her pioneering work in sanitary engineering, and experimental research in domestic science, laid a foundation for the new science of home economics (<a href=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellen_Swallow_Richards>Wikipedia</a>).