What kind of kid — especially a girl in pre-title IV era –has the self confidence to pursue a dream like that? And what kind of mother would glory in her daughter’s delight, as Lea Alcott so clearly did in hers?

Listen to Katie and Amy of the podcast “Our Mothers Ourselves” chat about Lea’s own childhood, the idea of giving to your daughter what you didn’t have access to, and the evocative powers of a good glass of Scotch whiskey.