# Bethaney Phillips

*Contributor, Veteran Spouse*

Bethaney Phillips has contributed to We Are the Mighty and MilSpouseFest since 2015, covering history and military family topics. She also served as the Interim Content and Digital Manager at MilSpouseFest in 2021. Now a veteran spouse, she spent six years in an active duty family and served as an SFRG leader. With a bachelor’s degree in English and Creative Writing, she has more than 15 years of experience in digital and print writing, focusing on researched pieces and human interest stories. She is also a regular contributor to Business Insider, covering family and parenting topics. Her work has been included on Business Insider, Yahoo, Military.com, and Manhattan Magazine. While continuing to freelance, she works as the founding editor of the Clay County Regional, a print and digital newspaper delivered to more than 5,500 recipients. She also serves as the Digital Director/News Director for Taylor Communications out of north-central Kansas. Bethaney spends her free time chasing her two elementary-aged boys, raising chickens, and reading fiction.

## Recent Articles

- [5 strange household items common during the Civil War](<https://www.wearethemighty.com/mighty-milspouse/5-strange-household-items-common-during-the-civil-war.md>)
- [What we learned from the last surviving Civil War milspouse](<https://www.wearethemighty.com/mighty-milspouse/what-we-learned-from-the-last-surviving-civil-war-milspouse.md>)
- [Where the term ‘dependa’ came from and why it’s so inflammatory](<https://www.wearethemighty.com/mighty-milspouse/where-the-term-dependa-came-from-and-why-its-so-inflammatory.md>)
- [The Army’s ‘Hello Girls’ of World War I waited 60 years for veteran status](<https://www.wearethemighty.com/history/the-armys-hello-girls-of-world-war-i-waited-60-years-for-veteran-status.md>)
- [The 5 biggest life skills you’ll learn as a military spouse](<https://www.wearethemighty.com/mighty-milspouse/the-5-biggest-life-skills-youll-learn-as-a-military-spouse.md>)
- [Military parents call their kids brats—and it’s a badge of honor](<https://www.wearethemighty.com/mighty-milspouse/military-parents-call-their-kids-brats-and-its-a-badge-of-honor.md>)
- [The US once shipped thousands of mothers overseas to see their sons’ graves](<https://www.wearethemighty.com/mighty-milspouse/the-us-once-shipped-thousands-of-mothers-overseas-to-see-their-sons-graves.md>)
- [Military spouses pioneered the Gold Star and the support that comes with it](<https://www.wearethemighty.com/mighty-milspouse/military-spouses-pioneered-the-gold-star-and-the-support-that-comes-with-it.md>)
- [Why one of the largest Soviet war memorials is in Berlin](<https://www.wearethemighty.com/history/why-one-of-the-largest-soviet-war-memorials-is-in-berlin.md>)
- [A New York artist painted each of the Red Baron’s 80 aerial kills](<https://www.wearethemighty.com/history/artist-painted-each-of-the-red-barons-80-aerial-kills.md>)