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From roadways to classrooms, this New Mexico program is bringing women's history out of the shadows
The program has placed nearly 100 markers and now integrates these women's stories into K–12 classrooms with renewed state funding since 2024, promoting inclusive history education.
- Now the New Mexico Historic Women Marker Program is branching out to create a K–12 curriculum, pausing new markers to focus on maintaining current signs and education.
- Decades ago the road marker effort began, producing nearly 100 markers after the group secured 2006 state funding to work with the New Mexico Department of Transportation and visit counties and Native American communities.
- Displayed on 6-foot signs across the state, the markers honor Georgia O'Keeffe, Soledad Chávez de Chacón, and local women Evelyn Vigil and Juanita Toledo, while students in Santa Fe noted Katherine Stinson Otero's unusual biography.
- Lisa Nordstrum says the curriculum ensures every student sees these women's significance, noting it is essential every student recognizes their contributions, while Kris Pettersen calls it `a sense of justice about it` restoring recognition for unrecognized women.
- With 2024 funding renewed, the program moved toward statewide classroom adoption, following its development by Lisa Nordstrum in 2022.
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From roadways to classrooms, this New Mexico program is bringing women's history out of the shadows
A program in New Mexico highlights the contributions of women through historical markers. Seventh grader Raffi Paglayan recently learned about figures like Katherine Stinson Otero, a pioneering pilot and architect.
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