Reply #29: That's really the way it was; women's identity was their husband's.

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There are notations like that all through my first edition (1950) Betty Crocker cookbook:

The clever idea for this custardy one-dish meal was brought to us by Mrs. Frank J. Ebsen of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin.

Holiday Oysters. A tasty, sophisticated dish for any fall and winter supper. Perfected by Marguerite Truesdale (Mrs. Clark Truesdale of Glencoe, Minnesota) when she was a member of our staff.

Beautifully colored apples with little sausages...Marian South (now Mrs. Russell K. Johnson of Davenport, Iowa) perfected the recipe as a Christmas Eve Supper specialty when she was on our staff.