Macdonald, OAC Review, v.24, no.10, July 1912, p.599-604. 1912.

Richards, Ellen H. (Ellen Henrietta), 1842-1911

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Ellen Swallow was born 3 December 1842 in Dunstable, Massachusetts. She received a B.S. from Vassar College in 1870. She earned another B.S. from M.I.T. in 1873 and, in the same year, an M.A. from Vassar. She studied for a doctorate at M.I.T., but never received it, reportedly because "the heads of the department did not wish a woman to receive the first D.S. in chemistry." In 1875 she married M.I.T. chemistry professor, Robert H. Richards, and devoted the next ten years to advocating for scien...

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Fuller, Mrs.

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Manning, Kate, 1969-

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Scholfield, Muriel.

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Frank, Miss.

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Farmer, Fannie Merritt, 1857-1915

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Fannie Farmer was born on 23 March 1857 in Boston, Massachusetts. She was expected to go to college, but suffered a paralytic stroke at the age of 16 while attending Medford High School. For the next several years she was unable to walk and remained in her parents' care at home. During this time Farmer took up cooking, eventually developing a reputation for the quality of the meals her mother's boarding house served. At the age of 30 she enrolled in the Boston Cooking School. In 1891, she ...

Mcl., C.

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Watson, Mr.

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Smellie, Miss.

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Creelman, Margaret.

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Allely, Nellie.

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Duff, Mr.

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Wright, Louise Wigfall, 1846-1915

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