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Lizzie Black Kander
American welfare worker
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Lizzie Black Kander (born May 28, 1858, Milwaukee, Wis., U.S.—died July 24, 1940, Milwaukee) was an American welfare worker who created a popular cookbook that became a highly profitable fund-raising tool for the institution she served. Lizzie Black graduated from Milwaukee High School in 1878 and in May 1881 married Simon Kander, a businessman and local politician. From the age of 20 she was an active member of the Ladies Relief Sewing Society of Milwaukee, a group that collected and repaired discarded clothing and distributed it among poor immigrant families. She served as president of the society in 1894–95, and ...(100 of 387 words)