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...
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....
Dr. Meta L. Christy
Dr. Meta Loretta Christy broke many barriers for her race and gender. She was the first black graduate of the Philadelphia College of Osteopathy, the first black osteopath in the United States, and one of the first osteopaths in the world, perhaps the first. One of...
Mela Lucero Leger
Born Manuelita de Atocha Romero (Mela) in Villanueva, New Mexico, Mela spent her formative years with her grandparents in Colonia, New Mexico. By the time she was four years old she could read Spanish, which she did by reading newspapers to her blind grandfather. She...
Matilda Coxe Stevenson
When Matilda Coxe Stevenson moved to New Mexico with her husband, she became interested in her husband’s research at Zuni Pueblo. While she initially only helped with his research, she soon started her own research projects, ultimately becoming a pioneer in Native...
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...
Mary Ann Deming Crocker
Mary Ann Deming was born on November 26, 1827, the daughter of John Jay Deming, whose sawmill operation in Mishawaka, Illinois, had made him wealthy. Growing up, she attended a private seminary for girls in New York. Around 1850, she met Charles Crocker, who worked...