Often misunderstood as a monolith, the women who contributed to the history of Utah were as varied as the state’s geography. Their stories include a wide range of experiences, from weathering religious strife to campaigning for civil rights, surviving unjust imprisonment, and building supports for people in need. Many dedicated their lives to uplifting and advocating for overlooked members of society, including children, senior citizens, people of color, and the LGBTQ community.
Visit this exhibition to learn about several of these important women and the monumental changes accomplished through their hard work, from the 19th century to today.
Explore different perspectives on mining in Utah and the ways it has shaped the landscape and the people of the state.
The Celebrate Community Mural is the work of the Black Feminist Eco Lab, a collective of scholars, change agents, artists, learners, and practitioners who come together to create a new paradigm of what a thriving, inclusive ecosystem operating on ever-changing theoretical frameworks for Black feminism can embody. The Lab centers an ethics of care, as it works to generate scholarship, best practices, ideas, and community-building strategies that embraces and advocates for the well-being of all living beings. We believe that human and non-human beings can exist in relationships of care, love and joy as we strive to stay alive and more than that, embrace aliveness.