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Lena Richard and Julia Child: Two Women Who Changed Culinary History

Name: Lena Richard and Julia Child: Two Women Who Changed Culinary History
Start: 2021-03-10T19:00:00-05:00
End: 2021-03-10T21:00:00-05:00

March 10, 2021 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Celebrate Women’s History Month with this Smithsonian Affiliations Virtual Scholar Talk –
Lena Richard and Julia Child: Two Women Who Changed Culinary History

Date: Wednesday, March 10, 2021

Time: 7:00 p.m. EST

Location: Online, Zoom

Tickets: Free event, must pre-register

Lena Richard and Julia Child: Two Women Who Changed Culinary History

Join Smithsonian Affiliations for a look at chefs Lena Richard and Julia Child. Through their cookbooks, teaching, and television programs, these extraordinary women inspired generations of people to take cooking seriously. They challenged perceptions and stereotypes of women in their respective eras and made lasting contributions to culinary history. Their stories, reflective of their very different backgrounds, reveal insights about women, race, food, and culture in 20th-century America.

Featuring:
Paula Johnson, Curator, National Museum of American History
Ashley Rose Young, Historian, National Museum of American History