Peggy Pond Church

by MyProject ByFranziska | Feb 11, 2023

Drawing from a childhood spent freely in the Jemez Mountains exploring Pajarito Canyon on horseback and playing in cliff dwellings with her siblings, Peggy Pond Church spent her life writing about the beauty of New Mexico, in poetry, novels, and memoirs. Widely...

Nina Otero-Warren

by MyProject ByFranziska | Feb 11, 2023

Adelina “Nina” Otero-Warren was a leader in New Mexico’s suffrage movement and one of the state’s first female government officials. She also became one of the first female Superintendents of Public Schools in Santa Fe County and served as Inspector of Indian Schools...

Mary Elizabeth Jane Colter

by MyProject ByFranziska | Feb 11, 2023

Mary Elizabeth Jane was truly a child of her times, someone uniquely suited in her talent and temperament to the burgeoning Arts and Crafts movement in the late 19th century. Her unique knowledge of native crafts and an innovative eye for merchandising and marketing...

Marjorie Bell Chambers, Ph.D.

by MyProject ByFranziska | Feb 11, 2023

Marjorie Bell Chambers has been described as “restless, multifaceted, and an indomitable spirit” who had “an unbounded legacy of deeds, thoughts, and inspirations for her children and her students…” She received a Doctorate of Philosophy in History and Political...

María Delores Gonzáales “La Doctora”

by MyProject ByFranziska | Feb 11, 2023

María Dolores Gonzáles devoted her life to the preservation of the Spanish language and bilingual education programs. Bilingual education programs aim to teach children in two languages, with proponents arguing that a child’s literacy in their home language correlates...

María “Concha” Concepción Ortiz y Pino de Kleven

by MyProject ByFranziska | Feb 11, 2023

María Concepción Ortiz y Pino de Kleven, or “Concha” as she was called, was a legend in her day. She grew up on her family’s ranch in Galisteo, New Mexico, received a good education beginning with the Sisters of Loretto, became involved in politics, and was elected...

Kewa Women’s Co-op

by MyProject ByFranziska | Feb 11, 2023

According to oral and recorded history, the Santo Domingo people have consistently made and traded jewelry, including heishi, a shell drilled and ground into beads and strung into necklaces. Generations of Santo Domingo women have passed down this art. Recent...

Juanita T. Toledo, Pha-wa-lulh-luh (Ring-Cloud Around the Moon)

by MyProject ByFranziska | Feb 11, 2023

In 1583, approximately two thousand people lived in the Pecos Pueblo, one of the most heavily populated pueblos. By 1838, disease and raids had drastically reduced the population. The last remaining seventeen Pecos residents packed up their belongings and relocated...

Harvey Girls

by MyProject ByFranziska | Feb 11, 2023

The Harvey Girls were the brain-child of Fred Harvey, an entrepreneurial spirit who envisioned a path of gentility, courtesy, and fine dining along railroads of the west. At a time when women had few options other than teacher or wife and little prospect of achieving...

Graciela Olivárez

by MyProject ByFranziska | Feb 11, 2023

Graciela Olivárez, “Amazing Grace” to friends and colleagues, was the first woman to graduate from Notre Dame Law School, a remarkable achievement particularly given that she started work young and did not have the opportunity to earn her high school diploma. From her...