by Katharina Vester From the publisher: Since the founding of the United States, culinary texts and practices have played a crucial role in the making of cultural identities and social […]
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Perfection Salad: Women and Cooking at the Turn of the Century
by Laura Shapiro From the publisher: Toasted marshmallows stuffed with raisins? Green-and-white luncheons? Chemistry in the kitchen? This entertaining and erudite social history, now in its fourth paperback edition, tells […]
From Betty Crocker to Feminist Food Studies: Critical Perspectives on Women and Food
edited by Arlene Voski Avakian and Barbara Haber From the publisher: In recent years, scholars from a variety of disciplines have turned their attention to food to gain a better understanding […]
Building a Housewife’s Paradise: Gender, Politics, and American Grocery Stores in the Twentieth Century
by Tracey Deutsch From the publisher: Supermarkets are a mundane feature in the landscape, but as Tracey Deutsch reveals, they represent a major transformation in the ways that Americans feed themselves. […]
Politics of the Pantry: Housewives, Food, and Consumer Protest in Twentieth-Century America
by Emily E. LB. Twarog From the publisher: The history of women’s political involvement has focused heavily on electoral politics, but throughout the twentieth century women engaged in grassroots activism when […]
Woman’s Place: The Inventors, Rumrunners, Lawbreakers, Scientists, and Single Moms Who Changed the World with Food
by Deepi Ahluwalia and Stef Ferrari From the publisher: Discover the trailblazing women who changed the world from their kitchens. If “a woman’s place is in the kitchen,” why is the history […]
Thousand Years Over a Hot Stove: A History of American Women Told through Food, Recipes, and Remembrances
by Laura Schenone From the publisher: A stunningly illustrated book that celebrates the power of food throughout American history and in women’s lives. Filled with classic recipes and inspirational stories, A Thousand Years Over […]