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@lexikennedy35 https://t.co/hBxrHvDUqC Aunt Jemima is a brand of pancake mix, syrup, and other breakfast foods owned by the Quaker Oats Company ,a subsidiary of PepsiCo. The trademark dates to 1893, although Aunt Jemima pancake mix debuted in 1889 Who is Aunt Jemima ? Her real name is Nancy Green. Nancy Green was a storyteller, cook, activist, and the first of several African-American models hired to promote a corporate trademark as "Aunt Jemima. Born November 17, 1834 Died: September 23, 1923 Green was born into slavery on March 4, 1834. She was hired in 1890 by the R.T. Davis Milling Company to represent "Aunt Jemima" an advertising character named after a song from a minstrel show. They were looking to employ an African American woman as a Mammy type to promote. It was her job to operate a pancake-cooking display. Her amicable personality and talent as a cook for the Walker family, whose children grew up to become Chicago Circuit Judge Charles M. Walker and Dr. Samuel Walker helpe