{"id":28318,"date":"2024-04-06T18:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-04-07T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wonder-women-of-mancos-honored-at-library\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T00:27:05","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T06:27:05","slug":"wonder-women-of-mancos-honored-at-library","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wonder-women-of-mancos-honored-at-library\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Wonder women\u2019 of Mancos honored at library"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Thirteen
Thirteen Mancos women were honored as part of Women\u2019s History Month. (Victoria Peterson\/Courtesy Photo)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n

As part of Women\u2019s History Month, Cloud Goddess Enterprises and the Mancos Public Library celebrated the \u201cwonder women\u201d of Mancos.<\/p>\n

Throughout the evening, attendees heard stories from the town\u2019s \u201cmost remarkable women leaders,\u201d as told by event organizer Victoria Peterson and Mancos Public Library\u2019s Margaret \u201cMidge\u201d Kirk. The duo were inspired by the journeys of the women, challenges they overcame and the positive change they\u2019ve ushered into the community.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat we wanted to do was really celebrate women and celebrate what they do in our community,\u201d Peterson told The<\/em> Journal<\/em>. \u201cThere are a lot of times women are very quiet about what they do, but they\u2019re making a really big impact.\u201d<\/p>\n

The free event took place on March 30. More than 75 people attended, making it standing room only.<\/p>\n

\"About
About 75 people attended the \u201cwonder women\u201d event at the Mancos Public Library. (Courtesy of Victoria Peterson)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

While gathering names of women to honor before the event, Peterson said she realized most of the businesses in downtown Mancos are owned by women.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe just started and the list started growing, growing, growing and we were like, \u2018Well, we have to stop,\u2019 so we had to randomly pull names out of a hat, but we have future plans and we\u2019re excited,\u201d Peterson said. \u201cAll of a sudden it was standing room only in the library. People were peeking over shelves and it was pretty amazing.\u201d<\/p>\n

Emily Hutcheson-Brown, Connie Fox, Chelsea Lunders, Gloria Thatch-Woody, Ewa Bell, Tami Graham, Victoria Peterson Lewis, Katie Wall, Rosie Carter, Marilyn Kroeker, Sarah Syverson, TJ Zack and Kathy Hands were all honored at the event.<\/p>\n

The women were gifted with plaques.<\/p>\n

\"The
The 13 women honored at the \u201cwonder women\u201d event. (Courtesy of Victoria Peterson)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

\u201cAll of the women\u2019s stories had some things in common: love and devotion to community. Their journeys have been filled with challenges overcome and positive change ignited. These powerhouses are true role models,\u201d Peterson said on Instagram after the event. \u201cPersonally, I was so inspired by all of the stories of resilience and leadership. I learned a lot about women I thought I knew, their stories and strength have touched me to the core. This Mancos Celebration of Women Leaders was a wonderful opportunity to connect with many amazing women and also to discover the potential for leadership within ourselves.\u201d<\/p>\n

Peterson hopes the event will be held again in the near future.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was so honored to be able to be part of this and to celebrate all the women at the last minute,\u201d Peterson said. \u201cThe whole community is really excited to support its women.\u201d<\/p>\n

Peterson is the owner of Cloud Goddess Enterprises, which helps women promote their businesses. It is something that she has been doing for 20 years.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat is always in my whole career, working with technology and helping people become unafraid to do these things and teach them that they can do it, and that is the best thing in the world,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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