Betty Crocker

Betty Crocker is a fictional spokeswoman for the Washburn Crosby Company which later became General Mills. Betty was born in 1921 in Minnesota.

Crocker was often featured in radio chats during the 1920s and onward. By 1936 she was so popular a portrait was created bring her face to life. The "Betty Crocker School of the Air" counseled listeners how how to make do. Her radio show featured cash saving cooking tips. Her character was one of the most famous women in America. First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt was the best known followed by Betty Crocker.

By 1950 General Mills published the Betty Crocker Picture Cook Book which was a bestseller. Betty's face graced the book.

Many believed Betty was a real live spokeswoman for the company.