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Creating a Common Table in Twentieth-Century Argentina: Doña Petrona, Women, and Food

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Dona Petrona C. de Gandulfo (c. 1896-1992) reigned as Argentina’s preeminent domestic and culinary expert from the 1930s through the 1980s. A long lasting culinary icon thanks to her magazine columns, radio programs, and television shows, she used to be likely second only to Eva Peron in the case of the fame she enjoyed and the adulation she received. Her cookbook garnered tremendous popularity, becoming one of the crucial three best-selling books in Argentina. Dona Petrona capitalized on and contributed to the growing appreciation for women’s domestic roles as the Argentine economy expanded and fell into periodic crises. Drawing on a variety of materials, including her own interviews with Dona Petrona’s inner circle and with on a regular basis men and women, Rebekah E. Pite provides a full of life social history of twentieth-century Argentina, as exemplified through the fascinating story of Dona Petrona and the homemakers to whom she dedicated her career.
Pite’s narrative illuminates the important role of food–its consumption, preparation, and production–in day by day life, class formation, and national identity. By connecting issues of gender, domestic work, and economic development, Pite brings into center of attention the critical importance of women’s roles as consumers, cooks, and community builders.

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