The basics
Quick facts
Intro
Atlanta-based food entrepreneur and baker
Gender:
Female
Work field:
Birth:
1811
Death:
4 May 1891
The details
Biography
Myra Miller (1811-1891) was a famous Black food entrepreneur and baker in Atlanta during Reconstruction.
Miller was born in Virginia in 1811. She was enslaved and sold as a cook to someone in Rome, Georgia. In 1871, she moved with her husband to Atlanta and started a bakery. Miller's bakery was well known in Atlanta and her wedding fruitcakes were sent across the country. Miller died in 1891 and was buried in the African American section ofOakland Cemetery.