Isabel Bevier
1860
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1942
educated at: College of Wooster
occupation: chemist, academic administrator
influenced by: Ellen Swallow Richards
Isabel Bevier (November 14, 1860 – March 17, 1942) was one of the pioneers in the development of the scientific study of women’s labor in the home, today known as "home economics". In 1900 she began developing the “household science” (later called “Home Economics”) program at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Source: Wikipedia (en)
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