Mary Johnson Bailey Lincoln

Mary Johnson Bailey Lincoln
A white woman wearing glasses and a dark, high-colored dress or jacket; her dark hair is parted center and dressed in an updo
Mary J. Lincoln, from an 1894 publication
BornJuly 8, 1844
South Attleboro, Massachusetts
DiedDecember 2, 1921 (aged 77)
OccupationEducator

Mary Johnson Bailey Lincoln (July 8, 1844 – December 2, 1921) was an influential Boston cooking teacher and cookbook author. She used Mrs. D.A. Lincoln as her professional name during her husband's lifetime and in her published works; after his death, she used Mary J. Lincoln.[1] Considered one of the pioneers of the Domestic Science movement in the United States, she was among the first to address the scientific and nutritional basis of food preparation.

  1. ^ Longone, Janice (Jan) Bluestein. "Introduction to the Dover Edition," in Boston Cooking School Cook Book. [sic], (Mineola, N.Y.: Dover Publications, Inc., 1996) p.iv.