On this, Gertrude Stein’s 136th birthday, first the facts:
Born: February 3, 1874
Where: Allegheny, Pennsylvania, now a part of Pittsburgh
Parents: Amelia and Daniel Stein
Siblings: Michael, Bertha, Simon and Leo
Then the cake, not an Alice creation, but one I think she would have made and Gertrude would have eaten it and loved it: