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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]

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