LEGACIES - Utah Women's Walk

Author: Michele Welch

Gratitude The purpose of the Utah Womens Walk is to recognize and show gratitude for the lives of notable women who have made significant contributions to life in the state of Utah over the past one hundred and fifty years. The intention of this project is to educate the public about the remarkable lives of Utah women and to uplift, inspire, and motivate other women to reach for their highest potential. The Utah Womens Walk is also meant to encourage appreciation for the variety of work in which Utah women are engaged and to demonstrate the cultural, ethnic, and religious diversity in our state. Research for this project originated with the completion of a masters thesis by Michele Welch in 2007, under the direction of Dr. Jan Roush and Dr. Melody Graulich at Utah State University. Currently, the project is underway with students in an American Studies course at Utah Valley University. Students are currently interviewing, researching, and writing about the lives of significant Utah women that most inspire them. On completion, biographies, recordings, and transcriptions of the interviews will be housed in the George Sutherland Archives at Utah Valley University. Origin On the last day of completing my finals at Brigham Young University in April of 2001, I wanted to do something special to commemorate my completion of an undergraduate degree in Humanities. I called my niece, Hilary, to walk through the newly completed Thanksgiving Point Garden in Lehi, Utah to celebrate this special day. Hilary and I spent a very enjoyable time reminiscing about her mother, Rebecca who had passed away from cancer five years earlier, when Hilary was only eight years old. It is hard to describe the uplifting experience we had in wordsit was not just a time of celebration, it was a significant experience of enjoying the beauties of nature and sharing information with Hilary about her remarkable mother. Together the walk provided us an educational, motivating, inspirational, and healing e
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