Quote of the day
Ultimately, America's answer to the intolerant man is diversity, the very diversity which our heritage of religious freedom has inspired.
Ellen Swallow Richards
Born: December 3, 1842
Died: March 30, 1911 (aged 68)
Bio: Ellen Henrietta Swallow Richards was an industrial and environmental chemist in the United States during the 19th century.
Known for:
- The chemistry of cooking and cleaning (1881)
- The art of right living
- The Cost of Shelter (1905)
- Food materials and their adulterations (1886)