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Malinda Russell

Cookbook author · United States · On the map · Writers · Born 1812

Malinda Russell was a free African-American woman from Tennessee who earned her living as a cook and published the first known cookbook by an African-American woman.

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The book is historically significant, as it shows that African-American Southern cooking was not solely the domain of poverty cooking, but provides evidence of a sophisticated cosmopolitan skill with complex dishes.

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Country
United States
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Dates
Born 1812