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May 2022
38m 16s

How Motherhood Changed Me, My Mother Had...

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On this episode of Our American Stories, author Winter Prosapio shares a story from motherhood. Alan Brown shares with us how his mother became pregnant with him at 15 after a terrible assault, yet despite the circumstances, and the poverty Alan lived through for most of his childhood, his mother did everything to make sure he was raised right. Andrea Ludden, daughter of the original collector of the Salt and Pepper Shakers in the Museum, shares the story of how this amazing collection came to be a museum.

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Time Codes:

00:00 - How Motherhood Changed Me

12:30 - My Mother Had Me At 16: She's My Superhero

25:00 - Connecting Through Salt And Pepper Shakers

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