Ruth Graves Wakefield (June 17, 1903-January 10 1977) was the inventor of the Toll House Cookie, the first chocolate chip cookie. She later became an author. Wikipedia
Ruth Graves Wakefield graduated from the Framingham State Normal School Department of Household Arts in 1924. www.csupomona.edu/~plin/inventors/wakefield.html
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