CHAPTER II: Filling the Void
Chapter II highlights women who address a need or opportunity within themselves, their community or out in the world. The Void is not empty. The Void stands for space, potential, and energy to be harnessed.
LYNETTE ST. CLAIR
EASTERN Shoshone linguist, cultural preservationist & education consultant on the Wind River Reservation
“Dumu newe’ daygwup gay ah soowahzee.”
”Never forget our language.”
DR. DIANE NOTON
Emergency Room Physician & Rural Doctor
“A healthy community is a happy community, and I wanted to move back to Wyoming to make my community healthy so it could be happy.”
REV. BERNADINE CRAFT
Episcopal priest, former state senator and community advocate in Rock Springs, Wyoming
“Instead of saying I can’t do this because ... I think what you have to do is say I can do this, I just have to figure out how. ”
LORI MATERI
Director of the Upton Municipal Airport, backcountry pilot & rural airstrip advocate
“I don’t care if it’s 10 degrees out. If I’m in my plane, I’m where I need to be.”
MEGAN GRASSELL
Founder & CEO of Yellowberry
“When you grow up in a place where there’s no rules, there’s also no boundaries. You have all this freedom, so you’re building something all the time. I think Wyoming is a feeding ground for the characteristics that it takes to build an entreprenuer. ”