- Nancy Green - Wikipedia
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
- Nancy Green, The Original Aunt Jemima born - African . . .
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
- Fact check: Aunt Jemima model didnt create brand, wasnt . . .
A social media post falsely claims that Nancy Green, the first model for the Aunt Jemima brand, created the brand and became a millionaire
- The untold story of the real Aunt Jemima and the fight to . . .
One of America's 'hidden figures,' Nancy Green, lies in this unmarked grave in Chicago's Oak Woods cemetery 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
- Did the Woman Behind Aunt Jemima Die a Millionaire?
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
- Nancy Green: A Great Woman Erased From History, Journeying To . . .
At the age of 59, Nancy Green made her first appearance as Aunt Jemima at the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago She worked beside a huge flour barrel that was 24 feet tall Her role was to demonstrate pancake cooking, sing songs, and share stories about the Old South
- Nancy Green, the first ‘Aunt Jemima’ - Appalachian History
Nancy Green (1834-1923), a former slave from Mt Sterling, KY, moved to Chicago after the Civil War, where she went on to become one of the first African American models employed by an American company to promote a product Green was the first person to portray the character Aunt Jemima
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