The Remarkable Life and Career of Ellen Swallow Richards: Pioneer in Science and Technology

By Pamela Curtis Swallow

This biography highlights the achievements of America's firstprofessional degreed female scientist, Ellen Swallow Richards(1842--1911). The book takes the reader from Richards's childhoodon a Massachusetts farm where she was schooled at home, to herinternationally renowned successes in multiple branches ofscience. - Schools, colleges, and libraries are searching formore books about remarkable, successful women. Richards paved theway for women to enter numerous fields of science previouslybelieved to be the domain of men. - Currently there is much emphasis on nutrition;Richards pioneered in this field, teaching the American publicabout fats, carbohydrates, proteins and calories at a time whenscarcely anyone knew of their importance. - Ellen Swallow Richards pioneered multiple fields ofscience and technology, opening doors for women to become chemists, biologists, geologists, ecologists, nutritionists, dietitians, science teachers, professors, and home economists. - Richards began the ecology movement, particularlyrelevant in today's world as more and more attention is being paidto the health of our planet.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1118923839
• ISBN13: 9781118923832
• Release Date: July 2014
• Publisher: Wiley-Tms
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 1.02 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.3"