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Betty vs. Eleanor
Wednesday March 30th 2005, 9:49 am
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In 1945, Fortune magazine declared Eleanor Roosevelt to be the most popular American woman. Firmly seated in the second was Betty Crocker. That’s pretty impressive for someone that never existed! Crocker was a creation of marketer Samuel Gale who worked for the Washburn Crosby Company. The rest is history and you can learn more by reading Finding Betty Crocker: The Secret Life of America’s First Lady of Food.

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