Mary Johnson Bailey Lincoln

Mary Johnson Bailey Lincoln
Mary J. Lincoln, from an 1894 publication
BornJuly 8, 1844
South Attleboro, Massachusetts
DiedDecember 2, 1921 (aged 77)
OccupationEducator

Mary Johnson Bailey Lincoln (July 8, 1844 December 2, 1921) was an influential Boston cooking teacher and cookbook author. She used Mrs. D.A. Lincoln as her professional name during her husband's lifetime and in her published works; after his death, she used Mary J. Lincoln. Considered one of the pioneers of the Domestic Science movement in the United States, she was among the first to address the scientific and nutritional basis of food preparation.