Norma Bidwell ‘38

Norma Bidwell attended McMaster in the late 1930’s after marriage and a baby – one of the rare women to do so at the time. After raising four more children, Mrs. Bidwell began a career in freelance writing by selling a number of short stories to CBC Radio and various magazines.

Upon her retirement as food editor from the Hamilton Spectator, Mrs. Bidwell began her column, “Norma’s Stoveline” in which she answers reader’s questions and requests mixing in valuable cooking tips. She has also written two cookbooks for the Hamilton Spectator.

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