First, But Last?

Rebekah Smith talks about the Wyoming Women's Foundation mission, why economic self-sufficiency is important for women, and why there aren't many prominent female hunters.

"A lot of people have a personal experience with someone that inspires them to want to help make change in the state for women." - Rebekah Smith

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Jessica Bolerjack discusses why it's such an exciting time to be a woman in rodeo and what it's like being a female in the oil and gas industry.

"I've always worked in fields that were predominantly male-dominated and you have to know your stuff and you have to stand up for yourself." - Jessica Bolerjack.

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Dr. Cecelia Aragon talks about founding her own bilingual theater company, which topics are covered in her theater diversity course, and the challenges faced by many first-generation American students who were born in Mexico.

"Wyoming has really missed an opportunity to really engage with the growing Latino population in the state." - Dr. Cecelia Aragon

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Lynnette Grey Bull discusses why she moved to a reservation in Wyoming, what inspired her to run for public office, and her work curbing the human trafficking of native women in the United States.

"Humility should be the center of leadership." - Lynnette Grey Bull

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State senator Tara Nethercott discusses the ways that COVID-19 has affected Wyoming, why she decided to pursue law, and the values of her fellow Wyomingites. 

"Rural America needs to recognize what rural America is." - Tara Nethercott

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Carla Mowell discusses the experience of growing up between two cultures, challenges for Spanish-speaking children in the U.S., and why she ultimately became an educator.

"Colorful characters are kind of our specialty." - Carla Mowell

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Mary Burman discusses why she works in preventative health, how to remove gender bias from healthcare, and the value of individual and societal policy intervention.

"Our healthcare is way more costly, it is profoundly inequitably distributed, and we have poorer outcomes than any other developed country in the world." - Mary Burman

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Susan Simpson discusses the role of libraries in a healthy democracy, how politics is like sausage making, and why women don't run for office, they have to be asked.

"There is so much to learn running for office, and so to do that and to have a job and to have a family is really challenging." - Susan Simpson

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Michelle Sullivan discusses latchkey kids, who inspires her, and how to promote women in Wyoming.

“Solutions are always better with a broader set of perspectives at the table.” - Michelle Sullivan

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Anne Mason discusses the value of the arts, the theater scene in Wyoming, and how theater supports the #MeToo movement.

"Theater is a driving tool for society and has the ability to build community." - Anne Mason

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