Over the years, several women played the part of Aunt Jemima for the Quaker Oats Company, but the last "real" woman was Rosie Lee Moore Hall, from Robertson County, Texas. Born nine miles outside of Hearne, Rosie still has family in the area.

After a failed marriage, Rosie left Robertson County while in her twenties, moving to Oklahoma, where she remarried and took a job with the Quaker Oats Company. While working in the advertising department she was "discovered," taking over the role of Aunt Jemima. She toured the country promoting the Quaker Oats Company, returning to Hearne for family Christmas celebrations until her death in 1967.

During the late 1960's, the human image of Aunt Jemima was changed to an artist's conception of a more modern black woman who cooked succulent pancakes. The image may have changed over the years, but the message of a warm, caring, motherly woman serving up delicious breakfasts has remained the same.

www.chron.com/content/chronicle/metropolitan/96/04/07/aunt-jemima.html, www.prmuseum.com/kendrix/jemimas.html, & www.sistahspace.com/backdoor/beyondimage.html.