Kelleigh Helm, Director of Major Giving - "I think Emma Gatewoodhas an amazing story. First female solo hiker of the AT (Appalachian Trail) at 67."
Cheryl Niederhauser, Production Assistant - "Mae Jemison, first black woman in space!"
Elisabeth Dee, Membership Specialist - "Marsha P. Johnson! For her activism at Stonewall and beyond. Oh and Dolly Parton, of course."
J.R. Hardmen, Associate Producer - "Rosetta Wakeman,Maria Lewis, Francis Clayton, andLoreta Janeta Velazquezwomen soldiers of the Civil War. Also, Dr. Mary Edwards Walker, a pioneer of women's dress reform, and still the only female recipient of the Medal of Honor. And also all these amazing women."
Liz Adeola, Producer & Host -Dr. Marian Croak. "It would have been an even more brutal pandemic without her inventions mainly Voice over Internet Protocol, tech that allows us to use FaceTime, Zoom, and even Teams. And also it goes without saying, Angela Bassett!"
Danielle Bastian, Marketing Project Manager & Copywriter - "Eleanor Roosevelt for her work in human rights."
Kelton Wells, Executive Producer - "Lots of people know about Martha Hughes Cannon, the first woman elected to the Utah State Legislature (also the first woman state senator in the country). But another woman who made history in Utah politics was Reva Beck Bosone. She was the first woman from Utah elected to serve in Congress, and it happened all the way back in 1948. Bosone served two terms, from 1949 until 1953. Utah wouldn't have another woman in Congress for another 40 years until Karen Shepherd took office in 1993. There's also Emmeline B. Wellswho was a leader in the women's suffrage movement in Utah. She was a contemporary of Martha Hughes Cannon, and there are photos of her with Susan B. Anthony."
Melanie Pehrson-Noyce, Education Coordinator - "I have just learned a little bit about Mileva Einstein-Maric, first wife of Albert Einstein and accomplished physicist in her own right. I am excited to dive into learning more about her! I also just finished reading I Am Malala, which was fantastic."
Andrea Karlinsey, Membership Benefits Coordinator - "Salma Hayek and Lupita Nyong'o."
J.R. Hardmen, Associate Producer - "I just learned about her only a few weeks ago, but Madeline Anderson was the first Black woman to create a televised documentary. And Alice Guy-Blachéwas the first woman to direct a film during the silent film era. There's an amazing documentary about her that I saw in Cannes a few years ago."
Annie Frazier, Education Program Manager - "Harriett Tubman, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Alanis Morissette, Sally Ride, Rosa Parks, andMichelle Obama."