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Can She Bake a Cherry Pie?: American Women and the Kitchen in the Twentieth Century
Mary Drake McFeely
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Description for Can She Bake a Cherry Pie?: American Women and the Kitchen in the Twentieth Century
Paperback. In the rural America of the past, a woman's reputation was sometimes made by her cherry pie - of her chocolate layer cake, or her biscuits. This work shows how cooking evolved during the 20th century as new challenges arose to replace the old. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1K; GTB; JFC; JFSJ1; WBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
In the rural America of the past, a woman's reputation was sometimes made by her cherry pie - of her chocolate layer cake, or her biscuits. As America modernized and women left the home to enter the paid labour force, mastery of cooking remained a sign that a woman took her gendered responsibilities seriously. Ironically, over the course of the 20th century, as ready-made foods and kitchen appliances made home cooking less essential and labour-intensive, culinary skill continued to be perceived not only by society but often by women as a measure of a woman's true value. This work shows ... Read more
In the rural America of the past, a woman's reputation was sometimes made by her cherry pie - of her chocolate layer cake, or her biscuits. As America modernized and women left the home to enter the paid labour force, mastery of cooking remained a sign that a woman took her gendered responsibilities seriously. Ironically, over the course of the 20th century, as ready-made foods and kitchen appliances made home cooking less essential and labour-intensive, culinary skill continued to be perceived not only by society but often by women as a measure of a woman's true value. This work shows ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Massachusetts Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
Massachusetts, United States
ISBN
9781558493339
SKU
V9781558493339
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About Mary Drake McFeely
MARY DRAXE MCFEELY is an independent scholar. She is author of Lady Inspectors: The Campaign for a Better Workplace, 1893-1921.
Reviews for Can She Bake a Cherry Pie?: American Women and the Kitchen in the Twentieth Century
This book would be an excellent beginning for in-depth research or for a pleasant introduction to the field. It will have a wide appeal to those interested in women's roles in the 20th century and in home cooking. - Choice ""An easy read - graceful and often witty. I was often charmed and just as often instructed. It is a ... Read more