Mary Virginia Terhune
Marion Harland was a writer of novels, short stories, biographies, travel narratives, cookbooks, and domestic manuals whose career stretched across seven decades of sectional conflict and great change in American life.
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Christiana Burdett Campbell
Christiana Campbell was a tavern-keeper in Williamsburg, Virginia from 1755 until the late 1770s.
Louise Winslow
Cleveland-based pioneer in sewing, cooking, and craft “how-to” programs on radio and television in the late 1940s, 50s, and 60s.
Carolina Regnatz
One of Cleveland’s best known caterers and restaurant proprietors.
Mina Caroline Van Winkle
Mina Van Winkle (1875-1932) of Newark organized the Equality League for Self-Supporting Women of New Jersey in 1908.
Barbara McConnell
Politician Barbara McConnell served the New Jersey state government for more than 30 years as a political figure, business executive, and public policy adviser.
Alice Waters
As a chef, author, and advocate, Waters champions a holistic approach to eating and health and celebrates integrating gardening, cooking, and education, sparking inspiration in a new generation.
Elizabeth Coleman White
Elizabeth Coleman White developed the US’s first cultivated blueberry.
Sosei Shizuye Matsumoto
The US’s most influential teacher and accomplished master of chado tea ceremonies
Cristeta Comerford
The first woman to be White House Executive Chef