Quote of the day
Only this incident inseparable every custom must have, viz., that it be consonant to reason; for how long soever it hath continued, if it be against reason, it is of no force in law.
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)