Catharine Beecher
Catherine Beecher was an educator who was years ahead of her time and discussed the importance of educating women. She was also keen on experimenting with food and believed strongly in making palate pleasing food (NWHM). She would converse with Fannie Farmer over her career as a culinary expert and would probably discuss that during her time, women did not have the same opportunities. She could also discuss with Fannie about the relevance of gender roles in the families and how they both remained unmarried but contributed significantly to food in America. With Fannie Rogarshevsky she would discuss the issues of gender role as Rogarshevsky was forced to take the mantle of earner after the death of her husband. Catherine Beecher can also discuss how Fannie managed to take care of both her domestic life and also succeed in her career as a janitress.
Fannie Farmer
Fannie Farmer was a culinary expert who places significant emphasis on domesticity and science. She would be interested in talking about her speciality in domesticity issues such as healthy diet, nutrition, convalescent cookery, sanitation and cleaning techniques, baking and cooking techniques, and managing the house (Michigan State University). She would agree in most aspects of life with Rogarshevsky as she too was heavily involved in discussing the importance of domesticity as Rogarshevsky took care of her family’s food and health needs after arriving in America from Lithuania. Both Fannies would find mind many things in common with each other, especially on the issue of domesticity. Fannie would also find it easy to talk to Catharine Beecher over the issue of gender role and discuss how, despite the difference in their times, they both were headstrong women who contributed heavily through their work experiences in making food better in the country. Neither Fannie Farmer nor Catharine Beecher got married, and both dedicated their lives to culinary experiences or improving the quality of food in the country.
Fannie Rogarshevsky
In 1901, Fannie Rogarshevsky real name Zipe Heller, arrived in America from Lithuania. Fannie came to the country with her husband and six children and had two more after coming to America. After she lost her husband in 1918, she took over the mantle of bread earner and took a job as the janitress of the building she and her children lived in. Fannie might discuss the issues related to domesticity with Fannie Farmer and Catherine Beecher as they were both ahead of her time and played an important role in domesticity issues and culinary art influencing the country (Tenement). Fannie could show interest in issues related to gender roles as she was the only one among the three who got married and had to run a family. Despite her family life, Fannie played an important role as the bread earner after the death of her family and she might discuss how she had to play the dual role in her home and at work every day. Fannie might get some appreciation from Farmer and Beecher as successfully handled her domestic issues and still managed to contribute as a strong woman.
Conclusion
All three women at the dinner party played an important role in influencing the gender roles and domesticity in the United States of America. Their contribution to food in America is different from each other as Beecher broke the typecast of women’s position in the society and focused her life on education. Fannie Farmer took the issue of gender roles and further ahead by becoming a culinary and domesticity expert. Finally, Rogarshevsky’s time came last among the three women as she was a strong, independent woman who not only managed her domestic issues successfully, but she also worked for a living.
Works Cited
NWHM. Catharine Esther Beecher (1800-1878). NWHM. nwhm.org. n.d.Web. 6 March 2016.
Michigan State University. Bibliography of Items in the Feeding America Collection. Michigan State University. msu.edu. n.d. Web. 6 March 2016.
Tenement. Rogarshevsky Family. Tenement. Tenement.org. n.d. Web. 6 March 2016.
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