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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 · The claim: Nancy Green, the face of Aunt Jemima, initially created the pancake brand and later became one of America's first Black millionaires. In a move to do away...
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.
Her career allowed Green the financial freedom to become an activist and engage in antipoverty programs. She also was one of the first Black missionary workers. She used her stature as a spokesperson to become a leading advocate against poverty and in favor of equal rights for individuals in Chicago.
Jun 18, 2020 · Nancy Green, a former slave from Kentucky, played the first Aunt Jemima. Green was a middle-aged woman living on the South Side of Chicago, working as a cook and housekeeper for a...
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 ...
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.
Jun 19, 2020 · The Chicago woman originally portrayed the Aunt Jemima trademark, and efforts are being made to preserve her legacy as Quaker Oats removes the Aunt Jemima name and image from their popular...
At the age of 59, Nancy Hayes-Green made her debut as “Aunt Jemima” at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition held in Chicago, Illinois. She became the first Black corporate model in American history hired to promote a nationally distributed product.
Jun 19, 2020 · It’s been almost 100 years since Nancy Green, the real woman who was the first face on the Aunt Jemima brand’s iconic pancake and syrup containers, died at the age of 88. Now, in 2020, Green’s...
