Because of Her Story
Because of Her Story
To create a more equitable and just American society, the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative will create, disseminate, and amplify the historical record of the accomplishments of American women.
Julia Child
I WAS 32 when I started cooking; up until then, I just ate.
The kitchen is the beating heart of the house. All you really need is a kitchen, bedroom and office.
We called my show "The French Chef" because it fit on one line in the TV Guide. We filmed in my kitchen. Anyone who has been in the kitchen knows that awful things can happen. If you cook, you have to make do. Cooking is a kind of a drama. You start with nothing, then you end up with something to eat.
Familiar to millions who watched her Emmy Award–winning show, Julia Child’s kitchen is at the Smithsonian. It will be used to tell her story and other women’s stories about daring to try something new and succeeding.
Credits
Photo: Julia Child in her kitchen in France. © Marc Riboud, Magnum Photos
Content: Emily Rooney interview with Julia Child, 2001, WGBH
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Credits“Gamin,” ca. 1929, by Augusta Savage. Smithsonian American Art Museum. Gift of Benjamin and Olya Margolin.
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CreditsCanoers enjoy a paddle in the Anacostia River near Kingman Island during the 2012 Kingman Island Bluegrass Festival. Photograph by Susana Raab, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution.
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Women of Public Health
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![Photo of Thelma Begay Callan [Diné (Navajo)] dressed in her non-traditional wedding dress and holding flowers with her mother, Mitzi [Diné (Navajo)], standing behind her wearing traditional clothing](https://womenshistory.si.edu/sites/default/files/styles/grid_x3/public/collections/damsmdm_nmai-373_pht_002_p34071.jpg?itok=so3KKPy_&c=a9c8c5b3cc6cc1030435729d0adeb09f)
Thelma Begay Callan Diné (Navajo) on Her Wedding Day with Mother, Mitzi Diné (Navajo)
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Film Star Anna May Wong
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