My Mama knew before I did that I was not meant to stay in Alabama. When I was 18, I was on my way to explore who I was becoming in Ohio. But before I left, my mother shared with me her dowry. It wasn't money or jewels. It was priceless. This episode is Chapter 1 of my memoir, "Unbroken: My Journey of Defiance, Resilience, & Grace," which is in submission. You can be the first to know when it is available for purchase by following me here. Honorable Mentions Proverbs 31:30 Southern Fried Chicken recipe The 1960s - A Decade of Change 📝👧🏽👩🏽🧓🏽📖 This podcast is hosted by Mildred J. Mills. Mildred writes raw and poignant stories describing monumental highs and devastating lows as she takes her reader and listener on a journey of laughter and tears. Mildred survived a childhood of picking cotton on her strict, domineering father's farm and thrived in a male-dominant IT industry for forty years. Mildred recently completed her manuscript, a memoir, Unbroken: My Journey of Defiance, Resilience, & Grace". You can be the first one to know when it is available for purchase by following her here. 📝👧🏽👩🏽🧓🏽📖 If you would love to connect with Mildred, join her in these following spaces: Website LinkedIn Instagram Facebook Twitter Have you been inspired by this Cotton Patch Moment? If so, Mildred encourages you to leave a review, comment, email and tell her about it! Also, share this episode with someone you love. You never know who needs to hear an inspiring word. The music and sound effects for this episode came from Epidemic Sound, Soundstripe and/or Pixabay. Crackers In Soup is the audio editor and producer for this episode.

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