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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.
Jun 30, 2020 · Nancy Green was the first model for the Aunt Jemima pancake brand, but she did not create it or become a millionaire. She was a servant, a minister and a philanthropist who defied the racist stereotype of the character.
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Aug 12, 2020 · You probably have never heard her name, but Nancy Green has likely been in your kitchen before. Green created the Aunt Jemima recipe, and with it, the birth of the American pancake.
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- Jon Schlosberg,Deborah Roberts
Learn about Nancy Green, a Black storyteller and one of the first corporate models in the US. She was hired by the R.T. Davis Milling Company to promote their pancake mix as Aunt Jemima in 1893.
Jul 17, 2020 · Nancy Green was standing under the South Side El on East 46th Street in Chicago one Thursday in 1923 when she was struck and killed by a car that had collided with a laundry truck and careened ...
Jun 18, 2020 · Nancy Green was the first woman to portray Aunt Jemima, a fictional plantation slave, in promotional materials for a pancake mix. She did not die a millionaire, but continued to work as a housekeeper until her death in 1923.
Feb 10, 2021 · Aunt Jemima is based on a real woman, Nancy Green, who was a storyteller, cook, and missionary worker. Nancy Green actually worked with the Aunt Jemima brand until 1923.
