Ruth Graves Wakefield
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| Born | June 17, 1903 |
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| Died | January 10, 1977 (aged 73) |
| Cooking style | American |
| Education | Framingham State Normal School Department of Household Arts |
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Ruth Graves Wakefield (June 17, 1903 – January 10, 1977) was the inventor of the Toll House Cookie, the first chocolate chip cookie.
[edit] Early Life and Business
Ruth Wakefield educated at Framingham State Normal School Department of Household Arts in 1924. She worked as a dietitian and lectured about foods. In 1930, she and her husband bought a tourist lodge (toll house) in the town of Whitman, Massachusetts in Plymouth County.Located about halfway between Boston and New Bedford, it was a place where passengers had historically paid a toll, changed horses and eaten much-welcomed home-cooked meals. When the Wakefields opened their business, they named the establishment The Toll House. They took it upon themselves to uphold the lodge's tradition. Ruth cooked and served all the food and soon gained local fame for her desserts. The restaurant had many visitors including Massachusetts' Senator John F. Kennedy.
