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When did Ellen Swallow Richards graduate from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology?

  • 1870

  • 1873

  • 1875

  • 1877

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Ellen Swallow Richards graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1873, becoming the first woman to earn a degree from the institute. She went on to become a pioneering figure in the field of environmental science, and her work helped to lay the foundation for the modern environmental movement.
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