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Edna Lewis Edna Lewis (April 13, 1916 — February 13, 2006) was an African-American chef and author best known for her books on traditional Southern cuisine. ==Early life and career== Lewis was born in the small farming settlement of Freetown, Orange County, Virginia,〔(The Library of Virginia, African American Trailblazers )〕 the granddaughter of an emancipated slave who helped start the community. She was one of eight children. She left Freetown at age 16, after her father died, and moved to Washington and eventually to New York City.〔(Gourmet Food biography )〕 When she arrived in New York, an acquaintance found her a job in a Brooklyn laundry, where she was assigned to an ironing board. She had never ironed and lasted three hours before she was dismissed. She soon found work as a seamstress, and copied Christian Dior dresses for Dorcas Avedon, then the wife of Richard Avedon. She made a dress for Marilyn Monroe, as well as the African-inspired dresses for which she became well-known.〔(New York Times 14 February 2006 )〕 She also worked for the communist newspaper ''The Daily Worker'', was involved in political demonstrations, and campaigned for Franklin D. Roosevelt.〔
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