Adventurous spirit
Subtitle: a story about Ellen Swallow Richards
By: by Ethlie Ann Vare ; illustrations by Jennifer Hagerman.
Contributors: Hagerman, Jennifer, ill.
Series: A Carolrhoda creative minds book
Publisher: Carolrhoda Books
Published: 1992
Place of publication: Minneapolis
Language: eng
Number of pages: 64
Subjects: Richards, Ellen H. 1842-1911 -- Juvenile literature.; Richards, Ellen H. 1842-1911.; Chemists -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.; Women chemists -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.; Chemists.; Home economists.
Genres: Juvenile literature.; Biography
Description: A biography of Ellen Swallow Richards, the first woman to study at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, founder of the American home economics movement, and first professional woman chemist.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 64).