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

Biography

Maddocks was approached by Corning Glass Works to trial the prototype product, Pyrex. She endorsed the product in magazine articles and by giving cooking demonstrations in department stores across the country. 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.

Publications

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

References

  1. "Mildred Agnes Maddocks Bentley". FamilySearch. Retrieved 2020-11-02.
  2. Bentley, Mildred Maddocks, ; 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. ^ "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.
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