312 pages, 6 x 9
Paperback
Release Date:15 Jul 2025
ISBN:9780817362140
Hardcover
Release Date:15 Jul 2025
ISBN:9780817322434
Six Women Who Shaped What Americans Eat
Food Choice in an Age of Abundance
By Michelle Mart; Foreword by Mark D. Hersey
University of Alabama Press
Six Women Who Shaped What Americans Eat tells the stories of six women whose lives and careers influenced American food culture: Hazel Stiebeling, Poppy Cannon, Julia Child, Frances Moore Lappé, Marion Nestle, and Alice Waters. Each of these women had a substantial impact on American cuisine, attitudes toward food, and what people chose to eat. They highlighted the politics of food, the pleasure of food, the connection between food and health, and the environmental harm of poor food choices.