Sarah Field Splint
American author, editor, consultant, and feminist
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Sarah Field Splint (1883–1959) was an American author, editor, domestic science consultant, and feminist.[2][3]
Sarah Field Splint | |
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Sarah Field Splint, 1917 – 1918 | |
| Born | 1883 |
| Died | 1959 (aged 75–76) |
| Occupation | Feminist writer |
| Language | American English |
| Nationality | American |
| Literary movement | Second Wave Feminism |
Biography
Sarah Field Splint, of Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, was an alumna of Colby College.[1] From 1914 to 1919 she was the editor of the magazine "Today's Housewife", published in Cooperstown, New York.[4] She served as chief of the Home Conservation Division of the Food Conservation Division of the United States Food Administration,[5] designing the USFA uniform, later known as the Hoover apron.[6] Splint was an editor of Woman's Home Companion, Managing Editor of The Woman's Magazine,[7] and a member of the staff of The Delineator. She associated with feminist group, Heterodoxy, having favored suffrage. Splint donated to her alma mater's library a collection of the works of Sarah Orne Jewett.[1] She died in 1959.
Selected works
- 192?, The Rumford modern methods of cooking; delicious and savory dishes ...
- 1922, Time-saving cookery
- 1923, What you gain by using Dairylea milk : recipes and budget
- 1925, Master-recipes : a new time-saving method of cookery : prepared in McCall's laboratory-kitchen, Sarah Field Splint, Director
- 1925, What to serve at parties : menus and recipes for parties of every kind : prepared in McCall's laboratory-kitchen, Sarah Field Splint, Director
- 1926, Pies and pastries : icings and frostings
- 1926, The art of cooking and serving
- 1926, Some hints on deep fat frying
- 1926, Smoothtop cookery with gas, the modern fuel
- 1929, 199 selected recipes
- 1930, Salads, suppers, picnics : a book of delicious and time saving dishes made with Premier Salad Dressing
- 1930, A manual of cookery in 12 chapters as applied to classroom work
- 1931, Table service and accessories
- 1935, 65 prize recipes from the South : a collection of prize-winning recipes, proved favorites from Southern homes