Approximately 30 people braved the cold to protest outside the Asheville, North Carolina, Denny’s where Crystal Everitt was asked to cover up while breastfeeding her son. Another handful of protesters met outside a Hanover, Pennsylvania Denny’s. The media coverage consists of:
Newspaper article:
Asheville Citizen-Times: Nursing Mom Leads Protest
Television news:
Pennsylvania: WFMZ-TV covers the Hanover Township, Lehigh County nurse-in (great job speaking to the media, mama!!)
First-hand blog account of the nurse-in:
Jenny Harmon at Mothering without a Manual
Video of Corporate Statement:
You can watch the rather insincere and unsatisfactory statement of Rick Pate, representative for Success Management, which runs several Denny’s including the Asheville …read more

Crystal Everitt was breastfeeding her 1-year-old son in a Denny’s restaurant when she was asked by a manager to cover up. When Everitt declined to do so, the police were called and she was told that she would have to leave or be arrested for trespassing. The Denny’s in question is in Asheville, North Carolina. The manager told the Asheville Citizen-Times:
In this particular case, this guest was exposed in a manner that was causing discomfort toward other guests to the point of them complaining to management and leaving the restaurant.
The manager clearly needs an education in the North Carolina indecent …read more