Aunt Jemimah a real person or made up?!

Question: Don't know why I thought of this this AM, but is/was Aunt Jemimah a real person or just made up character?

The pancake syrup lady.

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Answers: Don't know why I thought of this this AM, but is/was Aunt Jemimah a real person or just made up character?

The pancake syrup lady.

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A real person that lived 100 years or more ago.

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real, and so is little debby and wendy

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Aunt Jemimah was a made up character. The company hired a person to advertize for them.

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