Rose Powers White
Rose Powers White devoted her life to teaching and sharing. A teacher until the birth of her first child, she became deeply interested in New Mexico’s early history through her family, recording oral histories and researching early cowboys and settlers. An avid...
Myrtle Attaway Farquhar
Myrtle Attaway Farquhar, an African-American woman with a Master’s degree in teaching from Texas College, dedicated her life and career to advocating for the Black community, specifically by improving education and advancing opportunities for Black students....
Mary White
In 1927, fifteen years after the creation of the Girl Scouts of America, Miss Mary White, Commissioner of the Roswell Scouts, led a vigorous effort to ensure that young ladies would have the opportunity to have quality outdoor experiences. In support of her work, her...
Little Sister Lozen
Little Sister Lozen was a respected Apache warrior and medicine woman. She resisted Apache placement onto reservations alongside her brother, the Warm Springs Apache chief, Victorio, his successor Nana, and later Geronimo. With outstretched hands, it was said she was...
Louise Massey Mabie
An early female country and western radio star in the 1930s, Louise Massey Mabie was born in Texas, made her career in Roswell, New Mexico, and finally settled in the Hondo Valley in New Mexico. Her career spanned more than thirty years, from 1918 until 1950. Her...
Josephine Cox “Grandma” Anderson
Josephine Cox Anderson was a lifelong artist who painted until she lost her eyesight late in life. She was also a nurse whose courageous work and kindness earned her many fond nicknames, including “The Angel of the Valley,” “The Angel of the Pecos,” and “The Angel of...
Ida O. Jackson
When Mrs. Ida O. Jackson, a Black woman who was unable to find a teaching job in Waco, Texas, arrived in Clovis in 1926, schools were still segregated. The African-American community in Clovis had earlier appropriated rooms in a local Baptist church to create a school...
Helene Haack Allen
Helene Haack Allen and her family contributed in many ways to the development of Fort Sumner, including establishing and running businesses, museums, and a theater. Most notably, her gift of the family’s land provides a sobering reminder of the forced displacement and...