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Long Before Social Networking, Community Cookbooks Ruled The Stove

<em>The Woman Suffrage Cook Book: Containing thoroughly tested and reliable recipes for cooking, directions for care of the sick, and practical suggestions.</em> Originally sold at an 1886 fair in Boston, this <a href=&quot;http://digital.lib.msu.edu/projects/cookbooks/html/books/book_43.cfm&quot;>cookbook</a> was the first to raise funds for and disseminate information about women's suffrage. (Michigan State University Libraries)
The Woman Suffrage Cook Book: Containing thoroughly tested and reliable recipes for cooking, directions for care of the sick, and practical suggestions. Originally sold at an 1886 fair in Boston, this cookbook was the first to raise funds for and disseminate information about women's suffrage. (Michigan State University Libraries)

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