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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-tonry

https://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-2705

https://www.womenhistoryblog.com/2011/09/anna-surratt.html

William:

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/65131607/william_p-tonry

https://rogerjnorton.com/LincolnDiscussionSymposium/post-1283.html

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Logo Artwork: Strawbeary Studios https://www.youtube.com/@StrawbearyStudios/featured

Episode was researched, written and edited by Shanoa with the help of ChatGPT

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Hello 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.

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Music: by Dmitrii Kolesnikov from Pixabay

Logo Artwork: Strawbeary Studios https://www.youtube.com/@StrawbearyStudios/featured

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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)

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/217566326/harry-allen

And newspaper articles 

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Logo Artwork: Strawbeary Studios https://www.youtube.com/@StrawbearyStudios/featured

Episode was researched, written and edited by Shanoa

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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 had a close but problematic relationship to the city since its founding. The area is currently undergoing significant changes due to its central location within the city, attracting new development and revitalization efforts but also threatening existing communities.

Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Dallas

https://blog.smu.edu/engagedallas/resource-library/history-of-west-dallas/1907-beginnings-of-cement-city/

https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/cement-tx

https://issuu.com/advocatemediadallas/docs/oc-3-17/s/26860175

https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/1507637/el-camposanto-de-cemento-grande

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Music: "Electronic Rock (King Around Here)" by Alex Grohl https://pixabay.com/music/search/electronic%20rock%20king

Logo Artwork: Strawbeary Studios https://www.youtube.com/@StrawbearyStudios/featured

Episode was researched, edited and written by Shanoa

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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 from the Comet Tavern at the age of 27.  The crime went unsolved for a decade before her killer, Jesus Mezquia, was arrested in 2003. The following year, Mezquia was tried, convicted, and sentenced to 36 years in prison.

Sources:

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6840130/mia-zapata

https://unsolved.com/gallery/mia-zapata/

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/12/arts/music/the-gits-mia-zapata-reissues.html

https://forensicfilesnow.com/index.php/2023/10/09/mia-zapata-murder-of-a-front-woman/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mia_Zapata

Interview: https://www.npr.org/2024/08/15/nx-s1-5037926/drummer-steve-moriartys-book-remembers-mia-zapata-lead-singer-of-the-gits

Home Alive:

https://www.teachhomealive.org/

Book:

https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/125045908-mia-zapata-and-the-gits

https://www.amazon.com/Mia-Zapata-Gits-Story-Revolution/dp/1627311505

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Music: "Electronic Rock (King Around Here)" by Alex Grohl https://pixabay.com/music/search/electronic%20rock%20king

Logo Artwork: Strawbeary Studios https://www.youtube.com/@StrawbearyStudios/featured

Episode was researched and written by the Teen Daughter

Episode edited by Shanoa

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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/handbook/entries/butt-florence-thornton

Buzzfeed: https://www.buzzfeed.com/michelleregna/i-dont-miss-this

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Music: "Electronic Rock (King Around Here)" by Alex Grohl https://pixabay.com/music/search/electronic%20rock%20king

Logo Artwork: Strawbeary Studios https://www.youtube.com/@StrawbearyStudios/featured

Episode was researched and written by the Teen Daughter

Episode edited by Shanoa

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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.legendsofamerica.com/ny-sadiefarrell/

https://www.sadiesward.com/history-of-sadie

say what: https://www.npr.org/2025/05/06/nx-s1-5388290/audrey-backeberg-missing-wisconsin-woman-found

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Music: "Electronic Rock (King Around Here)" by Alex Grohl https://pixabay.com/music/search/electronic%20rock%20king

Logo Artwork: Strawbeary Studios https://www.youtube.com/@StrawbearyStudios/featured

Episode was researched and written by the Teen Daughter

Episode edited by Shanoa

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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/

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Music: "Electronic Rock (King Around Here)" by Alex Grohl https://pixabay.com/music/search/electronic%20rock%20king

Logo Artwork: Strawbeary Studios https://www.youtube.com/@StrawbearyStudios/featured

Episode was researched and written by the Teen Daughter

Episode edited by Shanoa

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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://www.aagpbl.org/profiles/arleene-johnson-noga-johnnie/201?utm_source=chatgpt.com

https://sasksportshalloffame.com/inductees/arleene-johnson-noga/?utm_source=chatgpt.com

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arleene_Johnson

June:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_Peppas

https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/june-peppas/?utm_source=chatgpt.com

https://www.aagpbl.org/profiles/june-peppas-lefty/3?utm_source=chatgpt.com

Sophie:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sophie_Kurys

https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/sophie-kurys/?utm_source=chatgpt.com

https://www.aagpbl.org/profiles/sophie-kurys-flint-flash-and-tina-cobb/24?utm_source=chatgpt.com

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The Rockford Peaches - The All American Girls Professionnal Baseball League Song 

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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/faye-dancer

https://theexasperatedhistorian.com/the-womens-list/698-faye-dancer/?utm_source=chatgpt.com

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faye_Dancer?utm_source=chatgpt.com

https://aagpbl.org/profiles/faye-dancer-tiger/234?utm_source=chatgpt.com

https://todayinmadonnahistory.com/tag/faye-dancer/?utm_source=chatgpt.com

Pepper Resources:

Pepper Paire Davis - AAGPBL Profile
Lavonne 'Pepper' Paire Davis dies; baseball pioneer was 88 - Los Angeles Times
Lavonne “Pepper” Paire-Davis (1924-2013) - Find a Grave Memorial

All the things: 

Music: "Electronic Rock (King Around Here)" by Alex Grohl https://pixabay.com/music/search/electronic%20rock%20king

Logo Artwork: Strawbeary Studios https://www.youtube.com/@StrawbearyStudios/featured

Episode was researched and written by the Teen Daughter

Episode edited by Shanoa

Social Media:  https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100090200010112

X (formerly Twitter): @breakfastmompod

Email: breakfastwithmompodcast@gmail.com

Website: https://breakfastwithmompodcast.com/

Outro song: 

The Rockford Peaches - The All American Girls Professionnal Baseball League Song