Katherine Stinson Otero, the “Flying Schoolgirl”
Katherine Stinson Otero was the fourth American woman to earn a pilot’s license and the first female skywriter. She overcame pioneering aviator Max Lillie’s reluctance to teach her to fly, and became the “Flying Schoolgirl,” nicknamed for her youthful looks, small...
Amelia Elizabeth White
Amelia Elizabeth White and her younger sister Martha arrived in Santa Fe in 1923, purchased land, and built a magnificent estate on Garcia Street, now home to the School for Advanced Research (SAR). El Delirio, or the Madness as it was called, quickly became a...
Cleofas Martínez Jaramillo
By the early 20th century, Spanish traditions hundreds of years old began to fade in northern New Mexico. Newly arrived artists and people whose families had lived the traditions for generations made concerted efforts to preserve traditions. Cleofas Martínez Jaramillo...
Three Fates
Three extraordinary women contributed to the unique artistic culture of Taos in the 20th Century. Sometimes called “The Three Fates,” they had a long, passionate, and often contentious relationship with each other. Mabel Dodge Luhan created a haven for artists,...
Mary Coon Walters
Originally from Michigan, Mary Coon was working for a prosecuting attorney in Escanaba in the upper peninsula of Michigan when the government offered free training for pilots. She joined the Women’s Auxiliary Service Pilots (WASPS) just before her 21st birthday and...
Peggy Pond Church
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
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...
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....