Sarah Field Splint (1883–1959) was an American author, editor,

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consultant, and

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Biography

Sarah Field Splint, of

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, was an alumnus of

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. From 1914 to 1919 she was the editor of the magazine "Today's Housewife", published in

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, designing the USFA uniform, later known as the Hoover

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. Splint was an editor of ''

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'', Managing Editor of ''The Woman's Magazine'', and a member of the staff of ''

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''. She associated with feminist group,

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, having favored

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. Splint donated to her alma mater's library a collection of the works of

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. She died in 1959.

Selected works

* 192?, ''The Rumford modern methods of cooking; delicious and savory dishes ...'' * 1922, ''Time-saving cookery'' * 1923, ''What you gain by using Dairylea milk : recipes and budget'' * 1925, ''Master-recipes : a new time-saving method of cookery : prepared in McCall's laboratory-kitchen, Sarah Field Splint, Director'' * 1925, ''What to serve at parties : menus and recipes for parties of every kind : prepared in McCall's laboratory-kitchen, Sarah Field Splint, Director'' * 1926, ''Pies and pastries : icings and frostings'' * 1926, ''The art of cooking and serving'' * 1926, ''Some hints on deep fat frying'' * 1926, ''Smoothtop cookery with gas, the modern fuel'' * 1929, ''199 selected recipes'' * 1930, ''Salads, suppers, picnics : a book of delicious and time saving dishes made with Premier Salad Dressing'' * 1930, ''A manual of cookery in 12 chapters as applied to classroom work'' * 1931, ''Table service and accessories'' * 1935, ''65 prize recipes from the South : a collection of prize-winning recipes, proved favorites from Southern homes''

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