Laura Kumin is the author of The Hamilton
Cookbook: Cooking, Eating, and Entertaining in Hamilton’s
World and runs the popular blog “Mother Would Know.” Kumin
earned a law degree from Columbia Law School and practiced in
Washington D.C. for more than two-decades. She lives in Washington
D.C. where she now teaches cooking and food history.
“Part cookbook and part spirited history lesson, this book examines
a little-known aspect of the women's suffrage movement of the late
19th and early 20th centuries. Kumin makes some thorny history go
down easily.”
*Kirkus Reviews*
"Laura Kumin’s new book about the suffrage movement is a
fascinating story of the struggle women faced in the mid
19th-century to win the right to vote. It puts into context the way
women have always had to fight for equal rights, to have our voices
heard. All Stirred Up is equal parts women’s history and
a cookbook with terrific recipes."
*Kathy Gunst, Resident Chef for NPR’s Here and Now and co-author of
Rage Baking—The Transformative Power of Flour, Fury and Women’s
Voices*
While it did not surprise me to learn that suffragists deployed
culinary tactics to promote their cause, the breadth of Laura
Kumin’s research delighted me chapter after chapter. The book’s
opening timeline is especially helpful for placing their efforts
into historical, global context. And thanks to Laura’s deep dive
into suffrage cookbooks, I’ll feel connected to this voting rights’
revolution whenever I make one of All Stirred
Up’s thoughtfully adapted recipes.
*Bonnie S. Benwick, former WASHINGTON POST deputy food and recipes
editor*
Laura Kumin's All Stirred Up is revelatory. The way women
suffragists used food and cooking-- their deepest burdens and
familial connective tissue--to change the world for themselves
and future generations is a story perfect for the centennial
of women's voting rights and years beyond.
*Michael Twitty, author of Kosher/Soul and The Cooking Gene*
“A fascinating examination of this pivotal movement in American
history—and the irrepressible women who used food as a way to bring
their message home. Well-researched, engaging and filled
with delicious recipes that will entertain the mind as well as the
palate.”
*Pamela S. Nadell, author of America’s Jewish Women: A History from
Colonial Times to Today*
“A delicious read! All Stirred Up mixes together an appetizing
account of suffragists’ use of food as persuasion, a dollop of
suffrage history, and some tasty adaptations of recipes from 40
years of suffrage cookbooks. Laura Kumin’s book will delight
foodies and feminists alike!”
*Mary Chapman, co-editor of Treacherous Texts: An Anthology of US
Suffrage Literature, 1846-1946*
“An an engaging read about the time when women were struggling to
get the right to vote, and also a charming view of how cookbooks
and recipes were part of the suffrage movement. Kumin’s recipes are
clear and thoughtful and her mastery of adapting from historic
cookbooks shines through in this interesting work.”
*Kalyn Denny, creator of kalynskitchen.com*
“In All Stirred Up, Kumin’s research into the suffrage cookbooks
and their place in the American food story reveals a colorful,
dynamic tale. Stir up a cake, make a pot of tea, and tuck in for a
great read that inspires.”
*Cathy Barrow, author of Pie Squared and When Pies Fly*
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