News and Events
News and Events
Past Events
Jun 4
Honoring Debbie Martinez “La Chicanita”
Expo New Mexico Villa Hispana
Gate 3C off of San Pedro Dr. NE, Copper entrance
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Mar 6
History Makers: Celebrating the Women Shaping New Mexico
The New Mexico Historic Women Marker Program (NMHWMP), a program of the International Women’s Forum of New Mexico (IWF-NM), in collaboration with New Mexico Magazine, will host a special event […]
Jun 24
New Santa Fe Markers, Women’s River Walk Dedication Ceremony
The International Women’s Forum of New Mexico (IWF-NM) and the City of Santa Fe will hold a public dedication ceremony on June 24, 2024, to honor and celebrate the enduring […]
May 20
Soledad Chávez de Chacón marker dedication
Join us for a public dedication ceremony on May 20, 2024, to honor and celebrate Soledad Chávez de Chacón, New Mexico’s first female Secretary of State. Chávez de Chacón, elected […]
Mar 13
Dr. Armin Rembe Lecture Series at Los Poblanos Inn
In celebration of Women’s History Month, join longtime members of the New Mexico Historic Women Marker Program Steering Committee in a lively discussion on the outsized – and often underreported […]
Sep 21
SCORE Women in Business Conference: Doing Well While Doing Good
Many things in our businesses have shifted… Work habits have changed. Social habits are different. How do we create community and collaborate with peers to improve our businesses and our […]
Mar 30
New Mexico History Conference
Join us for our special three-part presentation, “Spreading the Word: Women’s Inspiring Stories along New Mexico’s Highways and Byways.”
Mar 8
International Women’s Day celebration
Celebrate International Women’s Day with the International Women’s Forum of New Mexico (IWF-NM), founders of the New Mexico Historic Women Marker Program.
In the News
New Mexico introduces curriculum to honor women’s contributions
The New Mexico Historic Women’s Marker Program is introducing a K-12 curriculum to bring the stories of women who have significantly contributed to the state’s history into classrooms across New Mexico.
“It’s not only the women that one would know, like Georgia O’Keeffe, but it’s other people who have made changes within their community,” said Karen Abraham, a member of the program’s steering committee.
New Mexico program is bringing women’s history out of the shadows
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — On a recent field trip to view historical markers in New Mexico’s capital city of Santa Fe, seventh grader Raffi Paglayan noted the range of careers and contributions made by the women featured on them.
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Albuquerque honors first female governor in state and nation
Four years after women won the right to vote and hold office, Soledad Chávez de Chacón made headlines across the country when she served as acting governor of New Mexico.
For two weeks in 1924, while then-Gov. James Hinkle was away at the Democratic Convention in New York City, Chacón held the highest office in state government — the first woman in the nation to ever do so.
Santa Fe’s Amelia White Park
Famed singer and lawyer Debbie ‘La Chicanita’ Martinez honored
Three N.M. women honored with new historic markers
Photographs of 2025 New Mexico Legislative Session
San Jon Teacher, Rancher Honored as History Maker
Marianna Behrends, a teacher and rancher in San Jon, recently was honored as one of eight women in first class of History Makers in the New Mexico Historic Women Marker Program.
KRQE Feature: Honoring New Mexican Women
NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – The New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs is encouraging New Mexicans to celebrate Women’s History Month by visiting one of the historical markers honoring a remarkable woman.