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Laura Johnson Dandridge

1852–1918

United States

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Laura Johnson Dandridge (1852–1918), also known as Dolly Johnson, was a 19th-century African American female head chef at the White House, the executive mansion of the U.S. government. She worked in the White House during the Benjamin Harrison administration and then again, after taking some time off for her daughter's health issues, during the Grover Cleveland administration.

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