by Ruth Schwartz Cowan From the publisher: In this classic work of women’s history (winner of the 1984 Dexter Prize from the Society for the History of Technology), Ruth Schwartz […]
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Manly Meals and Mom’s Home Cooking: Cookbooks and Gender in Modern America
by Jessamyn Neuhaus From the publisher: From the first edition of The Fannie Farmer Cookbook to the latest works by today’s celebrity chefs, cookbooks reflect more than just passing culinary […]
Kitchen Culture in America: Popular Representations of Food, Gender, and Race
edited by Sherrie A. Inness From the publisher: At supermarkets across the nation, customers waiting in line—mostly female—flip through magazines displayed at the checkout stand. What we find on those […]
Dinner Roles: American Women and Culinary Culture
by Sherrie Inness From the publisher: Who cooks dinner in American homes? It’s no surprise that “Mom” remains the overwhelming answer. Cooking and all it entails, from grocery shopping to chopping […]
Big Letdown: the undermining of breastfeeding by medicine, big business, and feminism
by Kimberly Seals Allers From the publisher: Pediatricians say you should but it’s okay if you don’t. The hospital says, “Breast is best,” but sends you home with formula “just in […]
How steak became manly and salads became feminine
When was it decided that women prefer some types of food – yogurt with fruit, salads and white wine – while men are supposed to gravitate to chili, steak and […]
A history of women in restaurants
Men far surpassed the number of women eating away from home through most of the 19th century. But, slowly more dining rooms reserved for women appeared. Usually on the second […]
The Ornate Ice Cream Saloons That Served Unchaperoned Women
Throughout the 19th century, restaurants catered to a predominately male clientele. Much like taverns and gentlemen’s clubs, they were places where men went to socialize, discuss business, and otherwise escape […]
How companies influenced what women baked
As fewer women baked bread at home, and flour sales declined as a result, General Mills launched their Betty Crocker campaign in 1924 to encourage women to bake cakes at […]
What She Ate: Six Remarkable Women and the Food That Tells Their Stories
by Laura Shapiro From the publisher: Everyone eats, and food touches on every aspect of our lives—social and cultural, personal and political. Yet most biographers pay little attention to people’s […]