Susan Crowen
Susan (Akin) Crowen (September 1, 1821 – October 7, 1870), was an American author who published under the name, “Mrs. T.J. Crowen.” Biography. Susan Akin was born in Rensselaer County, New York, and moved with her family to New York City during her infancy.  She married Thomas J. Crowen, a bookseller and publisher, in 1839, and they had seven daughters and two sons. She wrote all of her books in the mid-1840s, but her two cookbooks were reprinted through the 1850s and 60s, and there have been reprints in the 21st century.