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‘What She Ate’: Stories of women told through food

“You are what you eat,” the old adage goes but time, place, and circumstance influence what’s on our fork, who we eat with, and whether food gives us pleasure or mere sustenance. Laura Shapiro has been writing about women and food for decades. In her new book, “ What She Ate ,” Shapiro looks at the lives (and diets) of six famous women.

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By Evan Kleiman • Aug 25, 2017 • 1 min read

“You are what you eat,” the old adage goes but time, place, and circumstance influence what’s on our fork, who we eat with, and whether food gives us pleasure or mere sustenance. Laura Shapiro has been writing about women and food for decades. In her new book, “What She Ate,” Shapiro looks at the lives (and diets) of six famous women.

Author Laura Shapiro, Photo credit: Ellen Warner

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