In 1963 economist Mollie Orshansky created this "line" by multiplying the cost of an adequate diet by 3
The factor of three by which the food plan cost was multiplied became 
known... [DOC] [TLE] Remembering Mollie OrshanskyThe Developer of the Poverty ... [PAR] In December 2006, Mollie Orshansky, known to many as Ms.