Send us a text Hello and welcome back to Breakfast with Mom! Today, we dive into the remarkable life of Elizabeth Parsons Ware Packard — a woman whose courage not only challenged the 19th-century mental health system but also became a beacon for women's rights and legal reform. Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Packard https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/elizabeth-packard https://strongwomeninhistory.com/2024/12/02/elizabeth-ware-packard-silent-no-more...
Send us a text Hello and welcome back to Breakfast with Mom! Today we’re focusing on a woman whose quiet courage changed the course of history — Miep Gies. You might know her as the woman who helped hide Anne Frank and her family during the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands. But Miep’s life story is much richer than that moment alone. It’s a story of compassion, bravery, and moral conviction in a time when silence could mean complicity, and speaking out could cost you everything. Sources: ht...
Send us a text Hello and welcome back to Breakfast with Mom! Today, we travel back to the blood-soaked fields of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania — July, 1863. The Civil War is raging. Muskets crack. Cannons thunder. And amid the chaos, a 20-year-old woman kneads bread dough in her sister’s kitchen. Her name is Jennie Wade, she will become the only direct civilian casualty of the Battle of Gettysburg. Jennie Wade wasn’t a soldier. She wasn’t a spy. She wasn’t part of any grand political plot. She was...
Send us a text Hello and welcome to Breakfast with Mom! Today we talk about one of the most destructive fires in American history, The Peshtigo Fire of 1871. Please leave of a review of this episode wherever you listen- it helps us to reach new listeners. Sources- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peshtigo,_Wisconsin https://www.wisconsinhistory.org/Records/Article/CS1750 https://www.weather.gov/grb/peshtigofire https://www.history.com/articles/peshtigo-fire-america-deadliest-...
Send us a text Hello and welcome to Breakfast with Mom! Today we talk about the complicated life of Harry Allan. People can sometimes be compared to an onion and how we have many layers. With Harry there were definitely layers. Sources: https://www.cascadepbs.org/culture/2019/03/nell-pickerell-transgender-youth-knute-berger/ https://www.kuow.org/stories/nell-pickerell-trans-man-seattles-rough-and-tumble-days https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Allen_(trans_man) ht...
Send us a text Hello and welcome back to Breakfast with Mom West Dallas is an area consisting of many communities and neighborhoods in Dallas, Texas, United States. West Dallas lies just west of Downtown Dallas, north of Oak Cliff, and east of Irving and Grand Prairie. Largely lying in the Trinity River floodplain, the area's history has been largely defined by its relationship to the river, to industry, and to downtown. Although not incorporated into Dallas until the 1950s, West Dallas has h...
Send us a text Hello and welcome back to Breakfast with Mom! Today’s episode is something I have wanted to cover for a while and with this being the 32nd anniversary of the death of Mia Zapata and thought this would be the best time to dive into her life, death and legacy. Mia Katherine Zapata was an American musician who was the lead vocalist for the punk rock band The Gits. After gaining praise in the emerging grunge scene, Zapata was raped and murdered in Seattle in 1993 while walking home...
Send us a text Hello and welcome back to Breakfast with Mom! Today I want to tell you about Florence Clementine Thornton Butt, she was an American businesswoman best known as the founder of what would become the H-E-B Grocery Company, one of the largest privately owned supermarket chains in the United States. Resources: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/43093117/florence_clementine-butt https://www.northchannelstar.com/2023/03/florence-thornton-butt/ https://www.tshaonline.org/handboo...
Send us a text Hello and welcome back to Breakfast with Mom! This one will be a short but sweet episode. Sadie "The Goat" Farrell is a legendary figure in New York City's 19th-century criminal folklore, renowned for her audacity, cunning, and fierce independence. Her story, though steeped in myth, offers a glimpse into the gritty underworld of the era. Resources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sadie_Farrell https://www.historiclowermanhattan.org/criminals/sadie-the-goat https://www.legendsofam...
Send us a text Hello and welcome back to Breakfast with Mom! stories: https://www.reddit.com/r/offbeat/comments/1kqs9dg/man_sues_whataburger_for_almost_1m_over_noonion/ https://www.reddit.com/r/offbeat/comments/1krcj2e/florida_man_shoots_neighbors_cow_5_times_after_it/ https://www.reddit.com/r/offbeat/comments/1kud3fj/hot_diggity_dog_wienermobiles_put_on_riveting/ https://www.reddit.com/r/offbeat/comments/1krlwc4/postal_worker_arrested_on_dui_charge_after/ All the things: Music: "E...
Send us a text Hello and welcome back to Breakfast with Mom Today I have three more Hall of Fame inductees I want to tell you about. All my resources can be found in the show notes. The lasting legacies of Arleene Johnson Noga, June Peppa and Sophia Kurys for women in sports continue to inspire. Their dedication to excellence, leadership, and community involvement has left an undeniable mark on the history of women's athletics in the US, Canada and beyond. Resources: Arleen: https://...
Send us a text Hello and welcome back to Breakfast with Mom Today I have three Hall of Fame inductees I want to tell you about. Claire Resources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claire_Schillace https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/145625803/claire-joan-donahoe https://en-academic.com/dic.nsf/enwiki/11548982/?utm_source=chatgpt.com https://www.aagpbl.org/profiles/claire-schillace-donahoe-clara/364?utm_source=chatgpt.com Faye Resources: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6467023/f...
Send us a text Hello and welcome back to Breakfast with Mom Today we are continuing our girls of baseball series. This is the story of the OG girl ball player Lizzie Murphy, a trailblazing figure in American baseball history. Resources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lizzie_Murphy https://www.milb.com/news/lizzie-murphy https://riheritagehalloffame.com/elizabeth-murphy/ https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Lizzie_Murphy https://sabr.org/journal/article/lizzie-murphy-an-all-star-at...
Send us a text Hello and welcome back to Breakfast with Mom With the start of baseball season I thought it fitting that we would do our next series on the organization that came to be known as The Women’s American Baseball League or All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. In today’s episode I will tell you about the birth and demise of the league, then I will break our next episodes down into a few stories on individual players. As always my resources can be found in the ...
Send us a text Hello and welcome back to Breakfast with Mom Today we have a returning quest at our table. With us we have the Teen Daughter! In today’s episode the Teen will share with us a project she just presented in her AP Seminar class. For those that would like further reading of the sources cited here please let me know by sending us an email or by leaving us a message on any of our social media accounts. All the things: Music: "Electronic Rock (King Around He...
Send us a text Hello and welcome back to Breakfast with Mom! Today I want to tell you about Constance Kent and the murder of her almost 4 year old half brother Francis Saville Kent. Trigger warning, today’s story will tell about child murder, please take heed when listening. Constance Kent was an English woman whose name became widely known due to her involvement in one of the most notorious criminal cases of the 19th century, often referred to as the "Road Hill House Murder." Bo...
Send us a text Hello and welcome back to Breakfast with Mom! Today I want to tell you about Mildred Burke, a woman wrestler whose wrestling career spanned two decades. My resources can be found in the show notes. Mildred Burke was an American professional wrestler who made significant contributions to the development of women's wrestling in the mid-20th century. She is considered one of the most important and pioneering figures in the history of women’s professional wrestling. Her caree...
Send us a text Hello and welcome back to Breakfast with Mom! Today I want to tell you about Mary Lillian Ellison, known as The Fabulous Moolah. Mary Lillian Ellison was an iconic professional wrestler whose career spanned more than five decades, making her one of the most influential and groundbreaking figures in the history of women's wrestling. You can find my resources in the show notes. Mary was born on July 22, 1933, in Kershaw, South Carolina, and grew up in Tookiedoo...
Send us a text Hello and welcome back to Breakfast with Mom! Today I want to introduce everyone to Ethel Blanche Hairston AKA Ethel Johnson. Ms. Ethel was an American professional wrestler whose ring name was Ethel Johnson. She debuted at age 16, becoming the first African-American women's champion. She was a fan favorite, billed as "the biggest attraction to hit girl wrestling since girl wrestling began." Ethel Blanche Wingo on May 14th, 1935 in Decatur, Georg...
Send us a text Hello and welcome back to Breakfast with Mom! Happy New Year everyone. This is the first episode for our 2025 season! Today I want to introduce Emma Bentzen Koehler. Emma Bentzen Koehler, was an entrepreneur and president of the San Antonio Brewing Association, was born in St. Louis, Missouri, on February 25, 1858 to her parents, Ulrich Friedrich Wilhelm Bentzen and Helene Henriette Sophie (Garrels) Bentzen. Her parents emigrated from Hanover Germany to ...