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Kate Aitken
Kate Aitken (April 6, 1891 – December 11, 1971) was a Canadian radio and television broadcaster in the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s. Sometimes known by the nickname Mrs. A,〔"A Canadian Martha?" ''Toronto Globe & Mail'', January 3, 1996, p. A14〕 she was one of the most famous female broadcasters of her era.〔''One of Canada's best-known radio voices and a traveller who covered more than 2 million miles'', Globe & Mail. December 13, 1971.〕 In addition, she was known as an expert on cooking; she gave many public talks and demonstrations, and her advice was relied upon by millions of homemakers.〔Susan Sampson. "A Finger in Every Pie." ''Toronto Star'', June 2, 2004, p. D4.〕
==Early life==
Kate Aitken, born Kate May Scott, was the first of seven children of Anne (nee Kennedy) and Robert Scott; she was born in the village of Beeton, Ontario. Her parents owned a general store; years later, in 1956, she wrote a memoir about her childhood in Beeton, called ''Never a Day So Bright''.〔Dorothy Dumbrille. "Kate Aitken's Parents Kept a General Store at Beeton." ''Toronto Globe & Mail'', November 3, 1956, p. 21.〕 From the time she was little, she enjoyed cooking: she once joked that she was born "with a mixing spoon in my hand." 〔 She became a teacher when she was only sixteen; she got enough credits for a teaching certificate and moved to Saskatchewan.;〔Gordon Sinclair. "Busiest Woman in the World." ''Macleans Magazine'', April 15, 1950, p. 66.〕 she returned to Ontario several years later to help her mother run the general store.〔J.V. McAree. "Adventures of Our Kate." ''Toronto Globe & Mail'', March 21, 1958, p. 6.〕 In October 1914, she married a local businessman named Henry Mundell Aitken.〔"Aitken-Scott." ''Toronto Globe & Mail'', October 9, 1914, p. 5.〕 Kate and Henry subsequently had two children, Mary and Anne. At the time of their marriage, Henry was working as a clerk at a local bank;〔"Retired Husband of Broadcaster." ''Toronto Globe & Mail'', May 22, 1961, p. 37.〕 but several years later, he and Kate bought a poultry farm. Kate also began a canning business. Although she had little experience with farming, she had immersed herself in every book and government publication she could find, and soon acquired enough expertise to begin giving talks about such topics as raising fruits and vegetables for the Ontario Department of Agriculture.〔Gordon Sinclair. "Busiest Woman in the World." ''Macleans Magazine'', April 15, 1950, p. 67.〕 She and her husband also became known locally for the success of their poultry farm: by 1924, they had about 600 egg-laying hens.〔"The Homemaker: Among Ourselves." ''Toronto Globe & Mail'', September 1, 1924, p. 17.〕
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