The Center of Southwest Studies at Fort Lewis College concludes its summer lecture series based on the theme \u201cWomen in the Southwest\u201d with a presentation by Harvey Leake on Aug. 22.<\/p>\n
\u201cSlim Woman: Louisa Wade Wetherill of Kayenta\u201d is Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. in the Center\u2019s Lyceum Room No. 120.<\/p>\n
From 1906 to 1944, Louisa Wade Wetherill and her husband, John, made their home among the Navajos of the Monument Valley area. Louisa\u2019s neighbors gave her the name Asthon Sosi, \u201cThe Slim Woman.\u201d<\/p>\n
During decades of mutual friendship, Louisa worked with the Navajos to preserve ancient insights learned from their elders, and her records provide a window into their approach to life.<\/p>\n
Leake, a great-grandson of the Wetherills, has spent years researching the history of his pioneering ancestors in the Four Corners region. He curated an exhibit that is showing at the Edge of the Cedars Museum in Blanding titled \u201cOn the Gleaming Way: Slim Woman and the Kayenta Navajos.\u201d<\/p>\n
This lecture and parking are free.<\/p>\n