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Processing the Educational Cookery Collection, Part 1

by archivistkira Posted on September 22, 2017

Over the last few years, we’ve talked about and around the idea of education when it comes to cookery. We’ve profiled women who started, trained, and/or taught at cookery schools; talked about the more community-based networks and community-learned skills; and shared PLENTY of recipes and advice for household management. We received a collection this week …

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Women’s History Month, Part 7: Mrs. Sarah Tyson Rorer (1849-1937)

by archivistkira Posted on March 20, 2014

This week’s Women’s History Month profile is on Sarah Tyson (Heston) Rorer. Born in Pennsylvania in 1849, she grew up in Buffalo. Her family moved to Philadelphia around 1870, where she met and married her husband, William Albert Rorer. In 1882, she began taking cooking classes at the New Century Club. Within two years, she […] Continue reading →

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Women’s History Month, Part 7: Mrs. Sarah Tyson Rorer (1849-1937)

by archivistkira Posted on March 20, 2014

This week’s Women’s History Month profile is on Sarah Tyson (Heston) Rorer. Born in Pennsylvania in 1849, she grew up in Buffalo. Her family moved to Philadelphia around 1870, where she met and married her husband, William Albert Rorer. In 1882, she began taking cooking classes at the New Century Club. Within two years, she […] Continue reading →

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