15 Facts About Mrs Bowdich

Evelyne Webb Bowdich, who wrote under the name Mrs Bowdich, was an English writer and inventor.

Mrs Bowdich contributed articles to the child rearing journal Baby: The Mother's Magazine, which formed the basis for her book, Confidential Chats with Mothers on the Healthy Rearing of their Children.

Mrs Bowdich authored a vegetarian cookbook, New Vegetarian Dishes.

Mrs Bowdich contributed an article on spoiled children to Every Woman's Encyclopaedia.

In 1890, Mrs Bowdich published Confidential Chats with Mothers: On the Healthy Rearing of Children, a revision and enlargement of articles previously published in Baby: The Mother's Magazine.

Mrs Bowdich's advice was based on her own experiences as a mother:.

Mrs Bowdich was a proponent of maternal instinct and expressed concerns that a mother's confidence in her own natural feelings was being undermined.

Mrs Bowdich criticised the rising trend of infants being cared for by someone other than their mother, describing it as unnatural.

Mrs Bowdich argued that a young baby required the love and care of a mother, emphasising the importance of her presence and nurturing.

Mrs Bowdich published New Vegetarian Dishes in 1892, containing 221 recipes, 200 of which were created and tested by herself.

Mrs Bowdich filed two patents: one in 1890 for a "drop receiver", designed to catch drops that fall from the spouts of mineral water and other syphons after use, and another in 1914 for a "drip arrester".

Mrs Bowdich was a donor to The Animals' Friend Sustentation Fund.

Mrs Bowdich was a member of the Hampstead Society for the Protection of Animals.

Mrs Bowdich married John Bowdich on 5 September 1882 at the Church of St Stephen the Martyr, Regent's Park.

Mrs Bowdich died in Hendon in the final quarter of 1930, at the age of 69.