Emma P. (Emma Pike) Ewing

Born in 1838, Emma Pike Ewing was an American educator and writer best known for her work in cookery and domestic science. She taught at institutions including Purdue University and became one of the early advocates for treating household management and cooking as subjects worthy of formal education.

Ewing wrote a number of practical books, such as The Art of Cookery, A Text-book of Cookery, and Cooking and Castle-building. Her work aimed to make cooking clear, methodical, and useful for everyday readers as well as students.

She died in 1917, but her writing remains part of the story of how home economics developed in the United States. Her career reflects a moment when food, teaching, and women’s education were beginning to be linked in new and lasting ways.