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2 unusual facts about Irma S. Rombauer


Irma S. Rombauer

She undertook a tour of Europe with Marion's teenaged son Mark Becker, during which she met Julia Child, a faithful fan of Joy.

For several years her inquiries brought only rejection letters; but in 1935 her manuscript was accepted (on the third submission) by the Bobbs-Merrill Company, an Indianapolis-based firm specializing in legal publications, children's literature, and trade books.



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