Born Curious: Ellen Swallow Richards, Women's History

Ellen Swallow Richards became a Geochemist. What was her nickname?

• Shelly

• Richie

• Nellie

• Massy

What did Ellen Swallow Richards do to save enough money to go to college?

• She gave Latin Lessons

• Survived on a diet of only bread and milk.

• Worked the counter at her father's grocery.

• All answers are correct.

The stress and frusturation of saving for college caused Nellie to get sick. She called it "purgatory, the time when my own heart went against me." She was most likely experiencing what?

• COVID19

• Depression

• Asthma

• Chicken Pox

Ellen Swallow married Robert Richards in 1875. What was his profession?

• Centerfielder for the Brooklyn, Dodgers

• Professor of Mining and Engineering at MIT

• Hog Farmer

• Hair Stylist for the Stars

At Vassar College, Ellen Swallow Richards was the first woman to earn a degree in which area of study?

• Botany

• Chemistry

• Paleontology

• Astronomy

In order to create opportunities for more women, Nellie founded MIT's women's laboratory, a place for science teachers. What else did she do to give back?

• Created a playground for children

• Found a cure for stupidity

• Developed her own line of decorative pillows

• Developed an advanced chemistry program at the Girls High School in Boston

Nellie founded TWO of the listed fields of study at MIT. Make a correct choice.

• Home Economics

• Sanitation Engineering

• Pediatrics

• Amusement Park Engineering

Nellie worked 14 hour days, 7 days a week to test some 40,000 ________ to make a map of the water pollution in Massachusetts.

• candy bar samples

• Prime hydration samples

• water samples

• used napkins

As a student at MIT, Nellie had done the work for a doctorate degree in chemistry, but the university refused to give it to her. Why?

• She never did her homework

• She cheated on her quiz

• She was a woman

• She didn't deserve it

What was NOT a purpose of the New England Food Kitchen?

• Come up with inexpensive ways to prepare healthy meals

• Provide healthy school lunches to school children

• Teach families about nutrition

• Serve clam chowder on Fridays