Wilhelmina Rawson

Wilhelmina (Mina) Frances Rawson
Born
Wilhelmina Frances Cahill

(1851-10-10)10 October 1851
Sydney, New South Wales
Died19 July 1933(1933-07-19) (aged 81)
Sydney, New South Wales
Other namesMrs Lance Rawson, Mina Rawson, Mina Ravenhill
OccupationAuthor
Known forWritings on culinary and domestic practices
Spouse(s)Lance Rawson (died 1899),
Colonel Francis Richard Ravenhill (m.1903, died 1906)
Childrentwo sons, two daughters

Wilhelmina Frances Rawson (1851–1933) was an Australian author and authority on culinary and domestic practices.[1] She is recognised as the first female cookbook author in Australia, writing recipes and household hints for life in colonial Australia which first appeared in 1878.[2]

  1. ^ Kingston, Beverley. "'Rawson, Wilhelmina Frances (Mina) (1851–1933)'". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
  2. ^ Singley, Blake (October 2013). "More than just recipes: reading colonial life in the works of Wilhelmina Rawson" (PDF). TEXT (24). Retrieved 15 March 2014.