Journal & Stories | In the morning, the typical Baylor girl wakes up, throws on cute ‘athleisure’ wear and heads to class. Breakfast is quick and coffee to-go is a must. On the way to class, her AirPods are in, and she is listening to a new podcast episode or chill, alternative music. When she arrives, it’s likely the classroom is girl-dominant, even in the STEM classes. She may even have practice for a Baylor sports team later that evening. However, what’s normal to Baylor girls now is quite the opposite from how it used to be, which we can see through primary sources written by women throughout Baylor’s history.

Journal & Stories | On May 3, 1968, beloved Faye Elaine Combs Brown began making the journey from her home in Galveston, Texas to Tulsa, Oklahoma where she was to meet her brother John Richard Combs Jr., sister-in-law Gay Lynn Combs, and mother and father Willie Faye and John Richard Combs at the airport. Elaine was flying to meet her new-born niece, Tammy. After Elaine didn’t get off her connecting flight from Dallas, her brother and dad were instructed to a back room where it was announced Elaine’s plane had crashed in Dawson, Texas, and it was uncertain if there were any survivors.