Marian Cole Fisher [Wittbecker] author, lecturer
“Mrs. W. A. Wittbecker was born January 5, 1865, at St. Louis, Mo. Her maiden name was Marian Cole. She was married in 1885 to E. E. Fisher and has one daughter, Mary Isabel. Some years later Mrs. Fisher was married to W. A. Wittbecker. Mrs. Wittbecker is active in literary, sociological, civic and political affairs. She has served on executive bodies of the Women’s Welfare League. Housewives League, Dames of the Round Table and is an honorary member of the Riverview Women’s Club. She is an active member of League of Women Voters, League of Protestant Women and Eastern Star. Throughout the war [ WWI ] Mrs. Wittbecker gave her services to the conservation of food program in classes, clubs, lectures, and writing. As an authority on marketing and dairying she was appointed on the committee that drew up the present milk ordinance for St. Paul. She is active in the Fourth District, Minnesota Federation of Women’s clubs and a member of the speakers’ bureau. She always has been a leader in activities relating to women in politics and civic questions pertaining to home and child welfare, a pioneer suffragist and worker for pure food laws. Mrs. Wittbecker is an ardent supporter of forest conservation. Under the name of Marian Cole Fisher she is nationally known as a writer and speaker. She is the author of “Twenty Lessons in Domestic Science” now [1924] running in the twelfth edition.” — Biography is from the 1924 Who’s who Among Minnesota Women
Marian Cole Fisher –additional information–
1865 Born
1870 – 1880 Showed in census as living in Lansing, Iowa [google map], a town on the Mississippi River.
1914: Working as a Domestic Science teacher, she boarded at 484 Marshall Ave., St Paul, Minn.
1914 c. Efficiency expert at Calumet Baking Powder Co.
1916 Marian Cole Fisher along with Miss Pansy Bowen prepared the wedding cake for President Wilson’s marriage to Edith Bolling Galt, second marriage for both.
Before 1920: Editor, “Kitchen Clinic,” St Paul Dispatch; Teacher of Applied Household Science in St. Paul; Baking Expert and Consultant
1920 Lived in Ramsey, Minnesota.
1926-1929 Working as a Lecturer. In 1926 she rented at 1342 Grand Ave and in 1929 rented 629 Grand Ave, apt. 2, St Paul, Minn. [link to google maps]
1929, Nov. 5, died in Ramsey, Minnesota
BOOKS by Marian Cole Fisher
- 1914 Reliable Recipes and Helpful Hints – Calumet Baking Powder Co.
- 1916 Twenty Lessons In Domestic Science – Calumet Baking Powder Co
- [and at least one other early Calumet booklet]
- 1920 Young Mother Hubbard’s Baking Day Made Easy**, Hubbard Milling Co.
- 1925 Diamond Jubilee Recipes, Marian Cole Fisher, Susan Crain, Muriel and Helen Nolan (Book) published by The Sisters of Saint Joseph, St. Paul, MN
- 1927 Handbook of Cookery (Book with author portrait and signature; at least one version had color plates) Knox Sparkling Gelatine, Calumet Baking Powder, American Beet Sugar Co. sponsored
Visit Cooking Booklets reddit to see inside this booklet by Marian Cole Fisher: photos, foundation cake recipes, overview of bread ingredients, and other recipes.
