Betty Crocker turns 100 – why generations of American women connected with a fictional character
- Written by: Elizabeth A. Blake, Assistant Professor of English, Clark University
Betty Crocker's first official portrait, on the left, from 1936. Her most recent portrait, from 1996, is on the right.BettyCrocker.comThough she celebrates her 100th birthday this year, Betty Crocker was never born. Nor does she ever really age.
When her face did change over the past century, it was because it had been reinterpreted by artists and...
