Elizabeth Raffald: The Experienced English Housekeeper of Manchester

By Suze Appleton

This short booklet aims to give the basic details of Elizabeth Raffald - The Experienced English Housekeeper of 18th Century Manchester, a woman of drive and character. Elizabeth lived at the dawn of the Industrial Age. Her name is unfamiliar to most Mancunians and yet she was a powerhouse of hard work and entrepreneurialism, something for which Manchester has always been renowned. She was a skilled confectionery cook, writer and businesswoman who lived in Manchester from 1763 , when she married at the age of 30, until she died in 1781. In that short time she produced a definitive cookbook and the first trade directory for Manchester, financed newspapers, wrote a book on midwifery and yet still found time to have a family. After a varied career she was buried at Stockport and her husband fled to London. Hers is a fascinating story taking in many things and places, including Arley Hall in Cheshire, Kersal Moor racecourse and the Eccles cake. She is a woman who deserves to be remembered for her contribution to Manchester.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1508449449
• ISBN13: 9781508449447
• Release Date: February 2015
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 78 Pages
• Weight: 0.19 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 5.0" x 8.0"