Laura Kostelnik Biskupic and Katherine Biskupic Sharing Lambeau Ladies
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Think you know everything about the Green Bay Packers? Come learn about the extraordinary women who helped build the dynasty. Join us for an informative evening with authors Laura Kostelnik Biskupic & Katherine Biskupic, sharing Lambeau Ladies: The Boundary-Breaking Women Behind Lombardi’s Packers.
About the Book
Long before NFL players had teams of trainers, nutritionists, therapists, agents, and specialists tending to their every need, the dynastic Green Bay Packers of the 1960s relied on a different kind of support staff: their wives.
In Lambeau Ladies, mother and daughter Laura Kostelnik Biskupic and Katherine Biskupic tell the remarkable, largely untold story of the women who helped to keep the Lombardi-era Packers performing at a championship level. From preparing game-day sandwiches, nursing injuries, and reviewing game film to managing households, hosting social gatherings, and providing emotional strength to their spouses, these women were a driving force behind one of the greatest teams in football history.
Through intimate interviews and vivid storytelling, the authors bring to life the experiences of Cherry Starr, Vicky Aldridge, Barbara Gregg, Ruth Pitts, Peggy Kostelnik, and many other wives who formed deep friendships and carved out lives of meaning far from their hometowns, often in the face of social and racial barriers. With humor and candor, they describe making ends meet on modest salaries, feeding hungry young players who wandered into their kitchens, boosting their husbands’ confidence, and coming up with ingenious strategies for staying warm—and stylish—on the sidelines during Green Bay’s frigid winters.
Warm, funny, and deeply inspiring, Lambeau Ladies celebrates the extraordinary women who helped build a dynasty—and, in the process, changed their town, their team, and each other.
About the Authors
Laura Kostelnik Biskupic cut her teeth as a sportswriter and wrote about the Packers in a Where Are They Now series for the Appleton Post Crescent. She taught high school journalism, worked as a marketing director, and since 2013 has hosted a popular blog. The daughter of Green Bay Packer Hall of Famer Ron Kostelnik, Laura grew up in the shadow of Lambeau Field under the watchful eyes of Packer wives.
Katherine Biskupic is a comedy writer based in Los Angeles via the Midwest. Trained at Second City, she won the top award at their Works by Women Fest before moving to Los Angeles and selling a sports comedy pilot to Audible. She has performed in venues from New York to Seattle and her videos have been featured on Funny or Die, Vulture, UPROXX and USA Today. As the granddaughter of Ron Kostelnik, she still roots for the Packers every Sunday.
About the Book
Long before NFL players had teams of trainers, nutritionists, therapists, agents, and specialists tending to their every need, the dynastic Green Bay Packers of the 1960s relied on a different kind of support staff: their wives.
In Lambeau Ladies, mother and daughter Laura Kostelnik Biskupic and Katherine Biskupic tell the remarkable, largely untold story of the women who helped to keep the Lombardi-era Packers performing at a championship level. From preparing game-day sandwiches, nursing injuries, and reviewing game film to managing households, hosting social gatherings, and providing emotional strength to their spouses, these women were a driving force behind one of the greatest teams in football history.
Through intimate interviews and vivid storytelling, the authors bring to life the experiences of Cherry Starr, Vicky Aldridge, Barbara Gregg, Ruth Pitts, Peggy Kostelnik, and many other wives who formed deep friendships and carved out lives of meaning far from their hometowns, often in the face of social and racial barriers. With humor and candor, they describe making ends meet on modest salaries, feeding hungry young players who wandered into their kitchens, boosting their husbands’ confidence, and coming up with ingenious strategies for staying warm—and stylish—on the sidelines during Green Bay’s frigid winters.
Warm, funny, and deeply inspiring, Lambeau Ladies celebrates the extraordinary women who helped build a dynasty—and, in the process, changed their town, their team, and each other.
About the Authors
Laura Kostelnik Biskupic cut her teeth as a sportswriter and wrote about the Packers in a Where Are They Now series for the Appleton Post Crescent. She taught high school journalism, worked as a marketing director, and since 2013 has hosted a popular blog. The daughter of Green Bay Packer Hall of Famer Ron Kostelnik, Laura grew up in the shadow of Lambeau Field under the watchful eyes of Packer wives.
Katherine Biskupic is a comedy writer based in Los Angeles via the Midwest. Trained at Second City, she won the top award at their Works by Women Fest before moving to Los Angeles and selling a sports comedy pilot to Audible. She has performed in venues from New York to Seattle and her videos have been featured on Funny or Die, Vulture, UPROXX and USA Today. As the granddaughter of Ron Kostelnik, she still roots for the Packers every Sunday.
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