Thank You

The Kitchings and Keenan Families supported me in a number of ways throughout this long process.

My readers Karen Bescherer Metheny, Ph.D., and Megan Elias, Ph.D.  provided constructive feedback and support on multiple versions of this project over several semesters. This project has also benefitted from the support of the Gastronomy Program’s entire faculty and staff.

The Northeast Popular American Culture Association (NEPCA), The Association for the Study of Food and Society (ASFS), and individual classes in the Gastronomy program provided supportive spaces for me to workshop this and other projects.

The American Antiquarian Society of Worcester, MA, The Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library at the University of Virginia, The Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University, and The Boston Athenæum encouraged and supported my use of materials in their collections throughout my time in the Gastronomy Program.  

Participants and leadership in The Gastronomy Program’s Student Association (GSA), the Graduate Association of Food Studies (GAFS), and Historians at the Movies (#HATM) created fun and supportive spaces to participate in discussions about the intersections of popular culture, academia, pedagogy, history, politics, and food studies.

This work benefited from my participation in workshops at Rare Book School in Charlottesville, Virginia, and Eating through the Archives: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Early Modern Foodways held by Folger Institute as part of the Before Farm to Table: Early Modern Foodways and Culture project.