Never to be forgotten was the day they loaded 350 pounds of anna robinson on the twentieth century limited and sent her to new york in the custody of the lord and thomas advertising agency to pose for pictures kern foxworth 1990 p. As aunt jemima robinson will forever be remembered in the annals of quaker oats history. In 2014 several black women who later portrayed aunt jemima filed a lawsuit claiming a share of an.
It s uncertain how much wealth if any green amassed as the official face of aunt jemima. A line from a 1927. Aunt jemima pancake mix a labor saving product was marketed with comparisons to a time and place when some american white women had the ultimate labor saving device.
Nancy green was born into slavery on november 17th 1834 in kentucky. Aunt jemima was not a real person but the original face of the brand was nancy green a formerly enslaved black woman. From there the company tried to find someone to be a living trademark for the company.
The two founders of aunt jemima in need of money sold the company to the r t. Pepsico will change the name and brand image of its aunt jemima pancake mix and syrup dropping a mascot that has been. The aunt jemima image was supposed to be upgraded in 2016.
An accomplished actress and singer at the time harper took on the role of aunt jemima from 1955 to 1958. Morristown nj there were many faces to ethel ernestine harper but the one she may be most remembered for is the last face of aunt jemima syrup and pancake mix before the company switched over to an amalgamated image. Morristown nj there were many faces to ethel ernestine harper but the one she may be most remembered for is the last face of aunt jemima syrup and pancake mix before the company switched.
The many faces of aunt jemima september 16 2019 the face of aunt jemima a smiling african american woman on a box of pancake mix bottle of syrup or many other breakfast items is a fairly ubiquitous part of american popular culture.
