Breakfast with Mom

Send us Fan MailHello and welcome back to Breakfast with Mom!With voting season upon us, I wanted to use time to talk about a woman who truly embodied what it means to fight for your right to be heard.Today, we have the opportunity to walk into a voting booth and make our voices count. But that right was not always ours. It was not freely given, and it did not come without sacrifice. Generations of women fought, protested, organized, and challenged a society that believed they should have little say in the decisions that shaped their lives.And for Black women in nineteenth-century America, that fight was even more complicated. They were fighting not only for their rights as women, but also against a society that denied them equality because of the color of their skin.One of those women was Frances Ellen Watkins Harper.SOURCES AND SHOW NOTESVoices of Democracy — University of MarylandFrances E. W. Harper, “We Are All Bound Up Together” (1866)A scholarly resource containing Harper's speech and interpretive materials.Library of Congress“I Speak of Wrongs”—Frances Ellen Watkins HarperProvides historical context for Harper's role in women's suffrage and her criticism of racial discrimination within reform movements.National Park ServiceFrances Ellen Watkins Harper HouseInformation about Harper's home in Philadelphia and her work as a writer and reformer.Maryland State Archives — Maryland Women's Hall of FameFrances Ellen Watkins HarperA biographical overview covering her early life, education, writing, abolitionism, and activism.Academy of American PoetsFrances Ellen Watkins HarperBiographical information about her poetry, fiction, public speaking, and reform work.National Constitution Center“We Are All Bound Up Together” (1866)Historical context and an excerpt from Harper's famous speech.Facing History & OurselvesSpeech by Frances Watkins Harper: “We Are All Bound Up Together”An accessible excerpt and teaching resource for understanding the speech in the context of Reconstruction.Smithsonian Libraries and ArchivesPoetry towards Progress: Frances E. W. HarperBackground on Harper's upbringing, education, and literary and abolitionist workAll the things: Music: "Electronic Rock (King Around Here)" by Alex Grohl https://pixabay.com/music/search/electronic%20rock%20kingLogo Artwork: Strawbeary Studios https://www.youtube.com/@StrawbearyStudios/featuredEpisode was researched, written and edited by ShanoaSocial Media:  https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100090200010112X: @breakfastmompodEmail: [email protected]

Send us Fan MailHello and welcome back to Breakfast with Mom!I thought we would spend this time catching up on what has been going on in our lives and where the hell we have been for the last 5 ish months. Sound good?All the things: Music: "Electronic Rock (King Around Here)" by Alex Grohl https://pixabay.com/music/search/electronic%20rock%20kingLogo Artwork: Strawbeary Studios https://www.youtube.com/@StrawbearyStudios/featuredEpisode was researched, written and edited by ShanoaSocial Media:  https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100090200010112X: @breakfastmompodEmail: [email protected]

Send us Fan MailHello and welcome back to Breakfast with Mom!There are moments in history when a door opens—and once enough people walk through it, there is no closing it again.During World War II, America was fighting a war on a scale the country had never experienced before.Millions of men were leaving their homes and heading overseas.Factories were operating around the clock.Ships were crossing the Atlantic and Pacific.And the United States military needed people—more people than it had ever needed before.So America faced a question it had never been willing to answer on such a massive scale:Could women serve in the United States Army?Sources: https://history.army.mil/Research/Women-in-Army-History/World-War-II-Women-in-the-Army/?utm_source=chatgpt.comhttps://www.womenshistory.org/exhibits/womens-army-corps-female-soldiers-wwii?utm_source=chatgpt.comhttps://history.army.mil/Publications/Publications-Catalog/The-Womens-Army-Corps-Collection/?utm_source=chatgpt.comhttps://awm.army.mil/about/history/?utm_source=chatgpt.comhttps://history.army.mil/Research/Women-in-Army-History/A-Permanent-Presence-Women-in-the-Army/?utm_source=chatgpt.comAll the things: Music: "Electronic Rock (King Around Here)" by Alex Grohl https://pixabay.com/music/search/electronic%20rock%20kingLogo Artwork: Strawbeary Studios https://www.youtube.com/@StrawbearyStudios/featuredEpisode was researched, written and edited by ShanoaSocial Media:  https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100090200010112X: @breakfastmompodEmail: [email protected]

Send us Fan MailHello and welcome back to Breakfast with Mom!Tonight, we tell the story of Helen Brach — candy heiress, socialite, horse enthusiast — and the mystery that still lingers nearly fifty years later.Was it kidnapping?  Was it murder?  Or was it something even darker?Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helen_Brachhttps://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7576712/helen-marie-brachhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brach%27shttps://www.brachs.com/about-ushttps://www.newspapers.com/image/528324062/?match=1&terms=helen%20brachAll the things: Music: "Electronic Rock (King Around Here)" by Alex Grohl https://pixabay.com/music/search/electronic%20rock%20kingLogo Artwork: Strawbeary Studios https://www.youtube.com/@StrawbearyStudios/featuredEpisode was researched, written and edited by Shanoa with the help of ChatGPTSocial Media:  https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100090200010112X (formerly Twitter): @breakfastmompodEmail: [email protected]

Send us Fan MailHello and welcome back to Breakfast with Mom!Today’s episode is about warmth — not just the kind that fills a room on a winter night, but the kind that comes from innovation, persistence, and vision.This is the story of Alice H. Parker — the woman whose groundbreaking heating system laid the foundation for the central heating systems we rely on today.Let’s travel back to the early 1900s.  Imagine it’s January in the northeastern United States. There’s no thermostat on the wall. No automatic heat humming through vents. If you wanted warmth, you had to build a fire — usually in a fireplace using a wood or coal-burning stove.Sources:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_H._Parkerhttps://www.aga.org/alice-parker-the-mother-of-natural-gas-heating/https://pensacolaenergy.com/alice-parker-trailblazer-in-space-heating/https://members.nabwic.org/blogpost/1762819/489469/NABWIC-SERVES-AS-AN-HISTORIAN-FOR-BLACK-WOMEN-IN-CONSTRUCTION-FEATURING-ALICE-H-PARKERhttps://blackpast.org/african-american-history/parker-alice-h-1895/All the things: Music: "Electronic Rock (King Around Here)" by Alex Grohl https://pixabay.com/music/search/electronic%20rock%20kingLogo Artwork: Strawbeary Studios https://www.youtube.com/@StrawbearyStudios/featuredEpisode was researched, written and edited by Shanoa with the help of ChatGPTSocial Media:  https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100090200010112X (formerly Twitter): @breakfastmompodEmail: [email protected]

Send us Fan MailHello and welcome back to Breakfast with Mom!In 1871, a woman stood accused in a courtroom that did not fully recognize her as a legal equal—or, in many ways, as a full person.  The charge against her was serious. But what mattered just as much as the alleged crime was who she was believed to be: a wife, a woman, and—according to the State—someone who had stepped far outside her proper role.This is not just a story about guilt or innocence.It’s a story about how justice works when society has already made up its mind.True crime loves endings. A verdict, a sentence, a clean line between guilt and innocence. But history almost never gives us that, because when the courtroom doors closed in 1871… Elizabeth Wharton’s story didn’t end. It just got quieter. And quieter stories are harder to hear.Sources:https://mdhistory.msa.maryland.gov/msaref04/msa-sc-5339-68-192/pdf/bg-wharton-trial-0002.pdfhttps://www.jamesarsenault.com/pages/books/3752/trial-of-mrs-elizabeth-g-wharton-on-the-charge-of-poisoning-general-w-s-ketchum-tried-at-annapolis-mdhttps://www.murderbygaslight.com/2021/08/a-baltimore-borgia.htmlAll the things: Music: "Electronic Rock (King Around Here)" by Alex Grohl https://pixabay.com/music/search/electronic%20rock%20kingLogo Artwork: Strawbeary Studios https://www.youtube.com/@StrawbearyStudios/featuredEpisode was researched, written and edited by Shanoa with the help of ChatGPTSocial Media:  https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100090200010112X (formerly Twitter): @breakfastmompodEmail: [email protected]

Send us Fan MailHello and welcome back to Breakfast with Mom.  Today’s story has a connection to the assasination of Abraham Lincoln.  Do you recognize the name Eugenia Surratt or Elisabeth Surratt or Mary Surratt?Anna:https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/9723985/eugenia_susanna-tonryhttps://civilwartalk.com/threads/anna-surratt-%E2%80%9Ca-daughter-is-a-daughter-for-all-her-life%E2%80%9D.170818/https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Jenkins-2705https://www.womenhistoryblog.com/2011/09/anna-surratt.htmlWilliam:https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/65131607/william_p-tonryhttps://rogerjnorton.com/LincolnDiscussionSymposium/post-1283.htmlAll the things: Music: "Electronic Rock (King Around Here)" by Alex Grohl https://pixabay.com/music/search/electronic%20rock%20kingLogo Artwork: Strawbeary Studios https://www.youtube.com/@StrawbearyStudios/featuredEpisode was researched, written and edited by Shanoa with the help of ChatGPTSocial Media:  https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100090200010112X (formerly Twitter): @breakfastmompodEmail: [email protected]

Send us Fan MailHello and welcome back to Breakfast with Mom!It’s been a while since we have been able to record.  Life has been wild since Thanksgiving between work and family stuff.Today, we have the Teen Daughter with us.  I wanted today’s episode to be festive with this going live the week of Christmas.  I have the history of the Christmas tree and a story about a Christmas Tree along with two AITA stories.All the things: Music: by Dmitrii Kolesnikov from PixabayLogo Artwork: Strawbeary Studios https://www.youtube.com/@StrawbearyStudios/featuredEpisode was researched, written and edited by ShanoaSocial Media:  https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100090200010112X (formerly Twitter): @breakfastmompodEmail: [email protected]

Send us Fan MailHello and welcome back to Breakfast with Mom!Today, we’re stepping back into the 1940s, to a moment in World War II when the United States desperately needed pilots.  Not just any pilots, but more pilots.  Faster and in larger numbers than ever before.What came next was an unexpected revolution in military aviation.This is the story of the Women Airforce Service Pilots known simply as the WASP, the first women in U.S. history to fly military aircraft. This is the remarkable story of the Women Airforce Service Pilots.  Stay curious, keep your wings level and may your breakfast be hot and your coffee strong.Sources:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women_Airforce_Service_Pilots#Notable_WASP_aviatorshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hazel_Ying_Leehttps://www.findagrave.com/memorial/49467378/hazel_ying-yim_qunhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nancy_Harkness_Lovehttps://www.findagrave.com/memorial/101163009/hannah_lincoln-lovehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacqueline_Cochranhttps://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7691192/jacqueline-cochranhttps://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/aviation-pioneer-jacqueline-cochranhttps://cafriseabove.org/wasp-killed-in-service/https://www.wwii-women-pilots.org/the-38.htmlhttps://www.findagrave.com/memorial/81530123/robert_harvey-cochranAll the things: Music: "Electronic Rock (King Around Here)" by Alex Grohl https://pixabay.com/music/search/electronic%20rock%20kingLogo Artwork: Strawbeary Studios https://www.youtube.com/@StrawbearyStudios/featuredEpisode was researched, written and edited by ShanoaSocial Media:  https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100090200010112X (formerly Twitter): @breakfastmompodEmail: [email protected]

Send us Fan MailHello and welcome back to Breakfast with Mom.Today’s story is about a woman I stumbled upon in my research about someone else.  I found this woman interesting and deserving of her own episode rather than a highlight in someone else’s.  Here is the back story of how I found Doris.  I found a list of names I made 3 years ago.  My list contained the names and links to the 11 confirmed murders the Barrow Gang committed.  Bonnie and Clyde were credited with killing many more people than they should have.  I will tell you the story of a young widow who carried her husband’s gun, wore his badge, and changed what it meant to be a Texas Ranger.Her name… was Doris Elizabeth Brown Wheeler.Doris was believed to be the last surviving widow of the infamous bank robbers' victims.Thanks for joining us at our breakfast table.  Please leave us a rating and review any where you listen to our little show, it really helps us to reach new ears.Sources:https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/20127006/doris_elizabeth-edwardshttps://www.findagrave.com/memorial/46412268/arthur_edwin-edwardshttps://www.findagrave.com/memorial/43810470/robert_vernon-sandlinhttps://www.texascourthistory.org/Content/Newsletters//TSCHS%20Summer%202023.pdf?utm_sourcehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top_O%27_Hill_Terracehttps://archive.texasranger.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/NEWSLETTER_October2022.pdfhttps://www.texasmonthly.com/being-texan/the-twilight-of-the-texas-rangers/All the things: Music: "Electronic Rock (King Around Here)" by Alex Grohl https://pixabay.com/music/search/electronic%20rock%20kingLogo Artwork: Strawbeary Studios https://www.youtube.com/@StrawbearyStudios/featuredEpisode was researched, written and edited by ShanoaSocial Media:  https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100090200010112X (formerly Twitter): @breakfastmompodEmail: [email protected]