title: The tomato queen of San Joaquin.
abstract: The life of Tillie Lewis exemplifies key moments in American food history from the rise of the canning industry to wartime rations to the craze for diet food. Her biography was consciously manipulated and fashioned through the years to make it a quintessential rags-to-riches story. Nonetheless, her accomplishments stand out, marking her as a brilliantly successful woman in an industry dominated by men.
authors.forename: Ken
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Albala
mesh_terms: D003296:Cooking / Q000266:history; D004032:Diet / Q000208:ethnology / Q000266:history / Q000523:psychology; D004435:Eating / Q000208:ethnology / Q000502:physiology / Q000523:psychology; D004651:Employment / Q000191:economics / Q000266:history / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000523:psychology; D019649:Food Industry / Q000191:economics / Q000193:education / Q000266:history; D018857:Food Packaging / Q000191:economics / Q000266:history; D005523:Food Supply / Q000191:economics / Q000266:history; D005524:Food Technology / Q000191:economics / Q000193:education / Q000266:history; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D018551:Solanum lycopersicum / Q000191:economics / Q000266:history; D012922:Social Change / Q000266:history; D012924:Social Conditions / Q000191:economics / Q000266:history / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D014931:Women, Working / Q000193:education / Q000266:history / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000523:psychology