Ellen Swallow Richards
Type: Person
As of November 2026, Ellen Swallow Richards has been mentioned in one podcast episode on Stuff You Should Know (Dec 2025).
Ellen Henrietta Swallow Richards was an American industrial and safety engineer, environmental chemist, and university faculty member in the United States during the 19th century. Her pioneering work in sanitary engineering, and experimental research in domestic science, laid a foundation for the new science of home economics. She was the founder of the home economics movement characterized by the application of science to the home, and the first to apply chemistry to the study of nutrition.
| Mentioned in | 1 episode on 1 podcast (as of November 2026) |
|---|---|
| First heard | Dec 2025 on Stuff You Should Know |
Who talks about Ellen Swallow Richards on podcasts?
Josh Clark brought up Ellen Swallow Richards; the most recent mention was Dec 2025 on Stuff You Should Know.
- What We Lost When We Lost Home Ec | STUFF YOU SHOULD KNOW on Stuff You Should Know (Dec 2025) — Josh Clark
What is Ellen Swallow Richards mentioned alongside?
Ellen Swallow Richards is most often mentioned alongside Cooking School of the Air, federal poverty line and Mercury project.
Mentioned together: Cooking School of the Air, federal poverty line, Mercury project, Morrill Act of 1862, Campbell's Cream of Mushroom Soup, Mildred Day, Chex Mix, Chex, Campbell, Cameron LeBlanc