Marion Harland's Common Sense in the Household: A Manual of Practical Housewifery was an instant success when it was published in 1871. The Virginian brought cookbooks to the masses while defending the traditional roles of women. Producer Miranda Bennett also talks to Sarah Searle, proprietor of the cooking blog the Yellow House. Read more: https://www.encyclopediavirginia.org/Harland_Marion_1830-1922