Mildred Maddocks

Mildred Agnes Maddocks (3 August 1881 – 17 May 1955),[1] also known as Mildred Agnes Maddocks Bentley,[2] was an American cooking journalist and writer. She was head of the Good Housekeeping Institute.[3][4]

Biography

Maddocks was approached by Corning Glass Works to trial the prototype product, Pyrex.[3] She endorsed the product in magazine articles and by giving cooking demonstrations in department stores across the country.[5] In her role as director of the Good Housekeeping Institute, she wrote The Consumer Viewpoint, explaining what women look for when buying domestic appliances such as an iron, a vacuum cleaner, washing machine and refrigerator.[6]

Publications

  • Maddocks, M., & Rumford Chemical Works. (1911). Rumford receipt book. Providence, R.I: Rumford Chemical Works.[7]
  • Maddocks, M. (1914). The Pure Food Cook Book ... Edited by M. Maddocks, etc. Hearst's International Library Co: New York.[8]
  • Maddocks, M. (1930). Good housekeeping cook book: Good housekeeping recipes, just how to buy, just how to cook. Toronto: McClelland & Stewart.[9]

References

  1. ^ "Mildred Agnes Maddocks Bentley". FamilySearch. Retrieved 2020-11-02.
  2. ^ Bentley, Mildred Maddocks, [from old catalog]; Wiley, Harvey Washington (1914). The pure food cook book, the Good housekeeping recipes, just how to buy--just how to cook. New York: Hearst's international library co.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ a b "Women and Pyrex | Pyrex". pyrex.cmog.org. Retrieved 2020-10-31.
  4. ^ Wilson, Larry. "Corning Watch: Pyrex pioneers remain largely unknown". Star-Gazette. Retrieved 2020-10-31.
  5. ^ Glass, Elyssa Goldberg,Corning Museum of. "Why America Fell in Love With Pyrex". Bon Appetit. Retrieved 2020-10-31.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  6. ^ "The Project Gutenberg eBook of The Consumer Viewpoint, by Mildred Maddocks". www.gutenberg.org. Retrieved 2020-10-31.
  7. ^ Maddocks, Mildred; Rumford Chemical Works (1911). Rumford receipt book. Providence, R.I.: Rumford Chemical Works. OCLC 18427293.
  8. ^ MADDOCKS, Mildred (1914). The Pure Food Cook Book ... Edited by M. Maddocks, etc. Hearst's International Library Co.: New York. OCLC 562448713.
  9. ^ Maddocks, Mildred (1930). Good housekeeping cook book: good housekeeping recipes, just how to buy, just how to cook. Toronto: McClelland & Stewart. OCLC 468806435.