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There are 15 books in this category
Although this term might not be politically correct today, it well defines the women who shaped American cuisine throughout the 19th century and into the first quarter of the 20th: Child, Hale, Randolph, Leslie, Beecher, Harland, Corson, Farmer, Lincoln, Parloa and Rorer. These remarkable women are well represented in this collection as they must and ought to be. They span the century. Their books went through hundreds of editions and they reached millions of households with their classes, articles and books. Not only were they recognized as culinary authorities, but they were also reformers active in all the major social and cultural events of their day: abolition, temperance, child welfare, women's rights, education, suffrage, social welfare, prison reform, poverty alleviation, immigration, consumer issues, diet, health and nutrition, medical reforms, labor issues, and contemporary religious and moral questions. They shared a major concern for the role of women, for their duties and responsibilities, as well as their rights, and for ways their workload could be lightened and "improved." They were writers, poets, philosophers, educators, editors and business women.
Their books dominate this collection as their lives and works did.
- Harland, Marion Breakfast, Luncheon And Tea. By Marion Harland
[Pseud.]., New York, Scribner, Armstrong & Co., 1875.
- Hill, Janet McKenzie Miss Parloa. Chocolate And Cocoa Recipes,
By Miss Parloa, And Home Made Candy Recipes, By Mrs. Janet McKenzie
Hill., Dorchester, Mass., W. Baker & Co. Ltd., c1909.
- Leslie, Eliza. Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches., Philadelphia:
E.L. Carey & Hart, 1840.
- Farmer, Fannie Merritt. Food and Cookery for the Sick and
Convalescent., Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1904.
- Beecher, Catharine Esther. Miss Beecher's Domestic Receipt
Book: Designed As A Supplement To Her Treatise On Domestic Economy., New York: Harper,
1850, c1846.
- Corson, Juliet Corson, Juliet Miss Corson's Practical American
Cookery And Household Management., New York: Dodd, Mead & Co., 1886
- Miss Parloa. Miss Parloa's New Cook Book: A Guide to Marketing
and Cooking., New York: C.T. Dillingham, 1882.
- Leslie, Eliza. Seventy-Five Receipts for Pastry, Cakes,
and Sweetmeats., Boston: Munroe and Francis, 1832.
- Beecher, Catharine Esther. The American Woman's Home: Or,
Principles of Domestic Science; Being a Guide to the Formation and Maintenance
of Economical, Healthful, Beautiful, and Christian Homes., New York:
J.B.
Ford and Company; Boston: H.A. Brown & Co., 1869.
- Farmer, Fannie Merritt. The Boston Cooking-School Cook Book., Boston:
Little, Brown and Company, 1896.
- Child, Lydia Maria Francis. The Frugal Housewife: Dedicated
to Those Who Are Not Ashamed of Economy., Boston: Carter and Hendee, 1830
- Hale, Sarah Josepha Buell. The Good Housekeeper: Or, The
Way To Live Well And To Be Well While We Live: Containing Directions
For Choosing
And Preparing Food, In Regard To Health, Economy And Taste., Boston:
Weeks, Jordan, 1839.
- Hale, Sarah Josepha Buell. The Ladies' New Book Of Cookery:
A Practical System For Private Families On Town And Country; With Directions
For Carving, And Arranging The Table For Parties, Ect. Also, Preparations
Of Food For Invalids And For Children. By Sarah Josepha Hale..., New
York, H. Long & Brother, 1852.
- Leslie, Eliza. The Lady's Receipt-Book: A Useful Companion
For Large Or Small Families., Philadelphia: Carey and Hart, 1847, c1846.
- Randolph, Mary. The Virginia Housewife, Or, Methodical Cook, Baltimore: Plaskitt, Fite, 1838