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Which areas did Ellen Swallow Richards pioneer in?

  • Sanitary engineering and domestic science

  • Spaceship design

  • Religious studies

  • Wildlife conservation

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Ellen Swallow Richards was an American chemist and educator who is considered a pioneer in sanitary engineering and domestic science. She was the first female student admitted to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and she graduated with a degree in chemistry in 1873. After graduation, Richards became a faculty member at MIT, where she taught courses in sanitary engineering and domestic science.
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