Lenna F. Cooper
Lenna F. Cooper | |
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Born | 25 February 1875 |
Died | 23 February 1961 |
Occupation(s) | Dietitian, writer |
Lenna Frances Cooper (25 February 1875 – 23 February 1961)[1] was an American dietitian and co-founder of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. She has been called “a pioneer in vegetarian nutrition and dietetics.”[2]
Career
Cooper co-founded what was then called the
While a nursing student at the Battle Creek Sanitarium (she graduated in 1901), Cooper became a protege of John Harvey Kellogg. She was appointed Chief Dietitian of the Battle Creek Sanitarium.[2] She was the first director at the Battle Creek School of Home Economics from 1908.[4] More than 500 dieticians graduated at Battle Creek under her tenure.[4]
Cooper authored The New Cookery in 1913. The cookbook offered nutritionally balanced vegetarian recipes which incorporated legume, nut and wheat based
Cooper obtained her bachelor's degree (1916) and master's degree (1927) from Columbia University.[2] She was food service director to Michigan State University. In 1930, she became chief dietitian at Montefiore Hospital.[6]
The
Publications
- The New Cookery (Good Health Publishing, 1913)
- How to Cut Food Costs (1917)
- Nutrition in Health and Disease (1947)
References
- S2CID 30402000.
- ^ a b c d e f "Academy Co-Founder Lenna Frances Cooper: A Pioneer in Vegetarian Nutrition and Dietetics". Vegetarian Nutrition. Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
- ^ "Lenna Frances Cooper Memorial Lecture Award". Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
- ^ a b "Lenna Frances Cooper". Michigan Women Forward. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
- ISBN 9781928914648.
- ISBN 9781501729942
Further reading
- Shurtleff, William; Aoyagi, Akiko (2018). Biography of Lenna Frances Cooper (1875-1961): Extensively Annotated Bibliography and Sourcebook (PDF). Lafayette, CA: Soyinfo Center. ISBN 9781928914990.