Born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the daughter of Sampson Child and his wife, Alice, she studied home economics and … See more

In 1924, she went to work as a field representative in home economics for the Washburn–Crosby Company which four years later became General Mills. For a year, she taught Gold Medal successful cooking sc… See more

For the next few decades Husted worked to make Betty Crocker an empire. She turned Betty Crocker into a radio and television star, a newspaper columnist, and a book and pamphlet author, who sold food and eventually … See more

From its debut in 1924, with Home Service's Blanche Ingersoll as Betty, until 1953, Gold Medal Flour Home Service Talks, later known as Betty Crocker Cooking School of the Air was a daytime broadcast… See more

In 1951, in a speech to the American Association of University Women, Husted said, "Management is dominated by men and there is no indication of interest on the part of employers for change." When she retired, sh… See more

In 1948, President Truman presented the Woman of the Year award of the Women's National Press Club to six women including Husted.
Also in 1948, Husted was a consultant for the nationa… See more