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Through their cookbooks, teaching, and television programs, these extraordinary women inspired generations of people to take cooking seriously. They challenged perceptions and stereotypes of women in their respective eras and made lasting contributions to culinary history. Their stories, reflective of their very different backgrounds, reveal insights about women, race, food, and culture in 20th-century America.
Featuring:
- Paula Johnson, Curator, National Museum of American History
- Ashley Rose Young, PhD, Historian, National Museum of American History
Part of the Smithsonian American Women’s History Initiative Series.
Smithsonian affiliation made possible by the generous support of the MassMutual Foundation.
Images
Left: Lena Richard, around 1939. Courtesy of the Lena Richard Collection at the Newcomb Archives and Vorhoff Library Special Collections, Newcomb College Institute, Tulane University.
Right: Lena Richard’s New Orleans Cook Book (1940). Courtesy of Ashley Rose Young.
