“She was from Pasadena, this six-foot-two marvel of a woman. It was not so much because she was an extraordinary cook- and she would pointedly remind us that she was a cook, not a chef” (Kehoe 1). Julia Child was an extraordinary woman who had a passion for cooking that she didn’t even know could change the way people cook. Julia Child most definitely influenced cooking for generations to come with her passion for cooking and love for food.
Introduction
Child’s birth name was Julia Carolyn Williams on August 15, 1912 in Pasadena, California. She was the eldest of three children; Dorothy Dean and a brother John III. She attended three boarding schools growing up. Child enjoyed playing sports including tennis, basketball, and golf. She attended Smith College and graduated in 1934 with a major in English. Julia moved to New York and had several different jobs that included her major, which included working for an advertising company and also in publications.
Adulthood
During WWII Child worked for the Office of Strategic Services (OSS). She would’ve rather joined the Women’s Army Corps but found she was too tall, she was 6’3”. In the OSS she met her husband Paul Cushing Child. He was there as an OSS employee as well. They dated for a while and later married on September 1, 1946. The couple later moved to Washington DC. Paul was offered a job in France as the exhibits officer with the United States Information Agency. While she was there, Julia Child found a newfound love, cooking.
Life in France
Julia Child tried to keep herself occupied in France but couldn’t find anything she loved to do. Finally she decided to take a class at Le Cordon Bleu for cooking. She did not like the treatment she was getting in the women’s only class. ...
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... Child passed away on August 13, 2004 of kidney failure, just two days short of her 92nd birthday. A movie was released in 2009 about her life in France and a young girl’s life trying to master the art of French cooking herself by cooking all the recipes in the cookbook in one year. Even though she passed away, her fame still lives on. She has not only influenced the way we see cooking, but also how her love of food swept the nation off their feet with their love for Julia Child.
Works Cited
“Julia Child: America's 1st Top Chef” 2012. Legacy website. Dec 15 2013
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Sutton, Tammy “Julia Child’s Influence on America Culture” 2013. Prezi website. Dec 16 2013
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