Julia Child Research Paper

Julia Child once said, “A cookbook is only as good as its poorest recipe," and she would know. Largely admired for her famous TV show “The French Chef,” she taught thousands of people at home how to cook French cuisine. Along with her passion for cooking, she also had a passion for wine and food, which is why she co-founded the American Institute of Wine and Food in 1981. Cooking was a major part of Mrs. Child's life, but it was not her only occupation. She was a spontaneous woman; during the war, she worked as a spy, typing government officials' names on note cards. Child was a huge inspiration and a great influence on today's cuisine in America. Child was an amazing influence by thinking in ways others around the U.S. had not. She took her passion for cooking and made it more inspiring …show more content…
Before becoming the cooking inspiration the world knows her as, Child worked for the U.S. government. Soon after the war started, Child wanted to do something to help her country. She looked into joining the military but was too tall; she stood 6’2'' tall and the military would not allow it. However, in her favor the OSS was a newly formed agency for the U.S. during World War II. OSS stands for the Office of Strategic Services and is a spy agency. While she only worked there from 1944-1945 she became the Chief of the OSS Registry. She worked overseas in many different areas such as present-day Sri Lanka, China, Ceylon and Kunming. She would type government officials' names on notecards so that they could keep track of officers before computers were invented. Child was one of 4,500 women who worked for the OSS during World War II. If she had never worked for the OSS she would have never met her husband and most likely would not have found her passion for cooking. She met Paul working for the OSS as they were both officers. After working there for a few years, they got married in