The dark history of Graham crackers - Stephanie Honchell Smith
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In the 1800s, minister Sylvester Graham believed Americans had a big problem— not just with their bodies, but their souls. He argued that overindulgence was fueling their baser desires, making them immoral and oversexed. To curb this corruption, puritanical reformers advocated for foods they thought curbed a variety of appetites. Stephanie Honchell Smith details the invention of Graham crackers.
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Meet The Creators
- Educator
- Stephanie H. Smith
- Director
- Anton Bogaty
- Narrator
- Susan Zimmerman
- Composer
- Johann Sebastian Bach, Salil Bhayani, cAMP Studio
- Sound Designer
- Amanda P.H. Bennett, cAMP Studio
