Post by TheGlove on Mar 27, 2020 6:48:51 GMT -8
aka Betty Crocker
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercedes_Alison_Bates
Known affectionately as "Betty Crocker," Bates was the head of the world-famous Betty Crocker Kitchens at General Mills starting in 1964. Two years later she became the company's first-ever female corporate officer. A fictional character created to bring visual continuity to the marketing of the company's numerous products, Betty Crocker was further developed by Bates, and it was under her direction that the persona of the character flourished, changing from advertising symbol to American cultural icon. Provided the major financial support to fund construction of the Mercedes A. Bates Family Study Center on the OSU campus, which opened in 1992 as the first center in the United States dedicated to studying families during their entire life span
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercedes_Alison_Bates
Known affectionately as "Betty Crocker," Bates was the head of the world-famous Betty Crocker Kitchens at General Mills starting in 1964. Two years later she became the company's first-ever female corporate officer. A fictional character created to bring visual continuity to the marketing of the company's numerous products, Betty Crocker was further developed by Bates, and it was under her direction that the persona of the character flourished, changing from advertising symbol to American cultural icon. Provided the major financial support to fund construction of the Mercedes A. Bates Family Study Center on the OSU campus, which opened in 1992 as the first center in the United States dedicated to studying families during their entire life span