Nancy Green | |
|---|---|
 Portrait of Green as Aunt Jemima | |
| Born | March 4, 1834 Mount Sterling, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Died | August 30, 1923 (aged 89) Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Nanny, cook, model |
| Known for | Aunt Jemima |
Nancy Green (March 4, 1834 – August 30, 1923) was an American former slave, who, as "Aunt Jemima", was one of the first African-American models hired to promote a corporate trademark. The Aunt Jemima recipe was not her recipe, but she became the advertising world's first living trademark.[1]
- ^ "Nancy Green, the original "Aunt Jemima"". aaregistry.org. 2005. Retrieved 2020-06-19.
She was a Black storyteller and one of the first (Black) corporate models in the United States. Nancy Green was born a slave in Montgomery County, Kentucky.