Community Profiles

Locally-nominated remarkable women in Taos

Throughout 2012, the year of Remarkable Women of Taos, many residents have nominated their remarkable women for recognition. While it is impossible to adequately acknowledge them all, here are some of the submissions, written by the person who knows just how remarkable that woman really is. Thank you to these women for their contributions to the Taos community. 

 

Sharon Dry Flower Reyna, Jeralyn Lujan Lucero, and Three Generations in Clay: Jeri Track, Juanita DuBray, Bernadette Track, Soge Track,...

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Taos Pueblo is home to many remarkable women. The following overview of six women is drawn from the fields of arts, education and health.

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Bonnie is as comfortable catering gourmet meals in Manhattan as she is cooking a stew in Gabon, Central Africa - and she's written books...

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Nestora comes from a long line of people who represent the qualities that define Taos—community, heritage, family bonds, enduring...

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Ernestina serves as president of the Taos County Historical Society and has been part of Taos Feeds Taos since 1985.

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Liz's blog, “Mabel Dodge Luhan and the Remarkable Women of Taos," became the catalyst for Taos’ year-long celebration of remarkable Taos...

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One a writer; the other a potter and a poet. Two women with ties to the avant garde in their fields, meet in Taos.

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These are the mothers, wives, sisters, and daughters of Peregrinos, who support the walkers on their 7-day, 100-mile journey -- often join...

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Jessica's job has enabled her to solve small and great construction problems and to do so with strong but educated evaluations.

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Connie works with dyslexic students at Taos Middle School. Her creative passion is for the traditional medium of colcha embroidery.

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Lycee has referred to herself as a Taos Expressionist. Yet the clarity surrounding her process allies her more with the literary genre known...

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This mother and daughter are Diné (Navajo) Writers, Educators, and Global Community Activists.

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Over 40 years ago Carol left the famous Chicago comedy theater, Second City, where she had worked offstage, to come to Taos.

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Her travels and her many interests enable her to weave her life into an eminently satisfying and amazing whole.

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In her 48 years in the USA she has been a language consultant for the Federal Government, a Chinese brush calligrapher, and has had a...

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Annell makes her mark through unique, strong and authentic paintings which are informed from within, inspired from without, a true meeting...

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Like many other women at Taos Pueblo, Lorraine works to preserve the traditions of the past, not only in celebrations but also in everyday life.

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In 2004 Cristina founded ArcTisTics, a collaboration among artists and adults with and without developmental disabilities that helps actors...

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“I will gladly share my family history as well as my knowledge of the history of La Loma Plaza, an area in Taos where I was born and raised...

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When asked about the important things in her life, Gloria answers without hesitation, “family.”

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In 1999, in Sausalito California, a voice spoke that changed Catherine's life forever and brought her to Taos, New Mexico.

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A seventh-generation New Mexican and an aficionado of history, Corina Aurora Santistevan considers herself most fortunate to have been born a...

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Carmen is a builder and a teacher of builders.
She is a painter of retablos -- she has a saint for everything!

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A twelfth-generation Taoseña, Cecilia had a special introduction to the world of fine art through her parents' relationships with the early...

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In 1983, after receiving her diploma from Taos High School, Darlene was employed by the Taos County Assessor’s Office. She has worked there...

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Work with SMU's Fort Burgwin brought Karen to Taos in 1969. An NEH grant to develop a plan for the Blumenschein home allowed her to stay in...

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