Mildred Maddocks


Mildred Agnes Maddocks, also known as Mildred Agnes Maddocks Bentley, was an American cooking journalist and writer. She was head of the Good [Housekeeping Institute].

Biography

Maddocks was approached by Corning Glass Works to trial the prototype product, Pyrex. She endorsed the product in magazine articles and by giving cooking demonstrations in department stores across the country. In her role as director of the Good Housekeeping Institute, she wrote The Consumer Viewpoint, explaining what women look for when buying domestic appliances such as an iron, a vacuum cleaner, washing machine and refrigerator.

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