This Valentine’s Day, the odds are good that you’ll succumb to the temptations of a Missouri Woman. And they’ll probably be in a heart-shaped box. Starting from next to nothing, chocolate queen Clara Stover went on to redefine how the world says “I love you”. She was born Clara Lewis, in rural Iowa in 1882. … Continue reading Clara Stover
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Ginger Rogers
In the middle of the summer, 1911, Lela McMath gave birth to a little girl in the front room of a 2 bedroom house on Moore Street in Independence, Missouri. Shortly after, Lela divorced her husband, left her daughter with her parents and went to Hollywood to write movies. Lela's little girl, Virginia Katherine McMath, or "Ginja" would become a Hollywood legend… Continue reading Ginger Rogers
Janeaceisms
A Kansas City native, Jane Ace was a popular radio actress from the 1930s-50s. Her given name was Jane Epstein and she married Goodman Ace, a journalist & her former schoolmate. Jane & Goodman Ace developed and starred in a domestic comedy radio show called Easy Aces. Jane had no formal acting training, and was… Continue reading Janeaceisms
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