The Corn Mothers Explained

The Corn Mothers and Return of the Corn Mothers: Inspiring Women of the Southwest exhibits are traveling exhibits honoring women in the southwestern U.S.

Corn Mothers are indigenous Mexican deity-figures that represent growth, community, and sustenance. The honorees are Corn Mothers "who have become the backbones of their community. They provide their own types of sustenance, whether that be through their own community work or support of other community members," according to curator Renee Fajardo.[1]

The project began in Denver in 2007 with a small grant from the Rocky Mountain Women's Institute. Eight women were honored in the first year.[2] Fajardo wanted to keep alive the stories and oral history of important aunties in her life, and it expanded to include women in the community.

The creators of the project are curator Fajardo, photographer Todd Pierson, editor Ed Winograd, and graphic designer Toinette Brown. The project was supported by the Chicano Humanities Arts Council; the Colorado Folks Arts Council; MSU Denver’s Department of Chicana/o Studies, the MSU Denver Office of Diversity and Inclusion, the Journey Through Our Heritage program and U.S. Bank.[3]

The Return of the Corn Mothers exhibit book was a 2021 Indie Book Awards Publishing Finalist for Coffee Table Book/Photography and Anthology.[4]

Honorees

Corn Mothers
NameImageBirth–Death<--Leave parentheses/brackets in place per MOS:BLPLEAD-->YearLocation
(b. 1969)2019Rye, Colorado[5]
2012Denver, Colorado[6]
2008Brighton, Colorado[7]
2010Cascabel, Arizona[8]
2012Aguilar, Colorado[9]
2019Pueblo, Colorado[10]
2008Gila, New Mexico[11]
2016Alamosa, Colorado[12]
2016Alamosa, Colorado[13]
(b. 1949)2010Tucson, Arizona[14]
(1925-2014)2010Safford, Arizona[15]
(1937-2012)2012Denver, Colorado[16]
2019Cheyenne, Wyoming[17]
=2012Crestone, Colorado[18]
2008Santa Fe, New Mexico[19]
2016Moffat, Colorado[20]
2016Alamosa, Colorado[21]
2008Denton, Texas[22]
2008Denver, Colorado[23]
2008Wheat Ridge, Colorado[24]
(b. 1958)2013Tucson, Arizona[25]
2012Denver, Colorado[26]
(1919-2010)2008Denver, Colorado[27]
2016Alamosa, Colorado[28]
2010Phoenix, Arizona[29]
2016Capulin, Colorado[30]
(1955-2020)2019Pueblo, Colorado[31]
2012Denver, Colorado[32]
(1922-2009)2008Rye, Colorado[33]
(b. 1970)2010Tucson, Arizona[34]
2010Niwot, Colorado[35]
(b. 1953)2019Pueblo, Colorado[36]
(b. 1946)2008Durango, Colorado[37]
2012Denver, Colorado[38]
(1935-2023)2019Pueblo, Colorado[39]
2019Denver, Colorado[40]
2008Denver, Colorado[41]
2008Aurora, Colorado[42]
(b. 1953)2012Denver, Colorado[43]
2008Santa Fe, New Mexico[44]
2019Garcia, Colorado[45]
(b. 1929)2008Isleta Pueblo, New Mexico[46]
2008Silver City, New Mexico[47]
2008Denver, Colorado[48]
(1957-2018)2016Alamosa, Colorado[49]
(1945-2019)2010Phoenix, Arizona[50]
2008Denver, Colorado[51]
(1952-2023)2022Boulder, Colorado[52]
(b. 1969)2022Denver, Colorado[53]
2022Greeley, Colorado[54]
(1977-2021)2022Denver, Colorado[55]
(b. 1953)2022Denver, Colorado[56]
(b. 1943)2022Laramie, Wyoming[57]
2022Cañon City, Colorado[58]
2022Denver, Colorado[59]
2022Boulder, Colorado[60]
2022Niwot, Colorado[61]
2022Golden, Colorado[62]
2022Rye, Colorado[63]
2022Parker, Colorado[64]
2022Denver, Colorado[65]
2022Denver, Colorado[66]
2022Denver, Colorado[67]
2022Brighton, Colorado[68]
(b. 1952)2022San Luis, Colorado[69]
(b. 1955)2022San Luis, Colorado[70]
2022Blanca, Colorado[71]
2022Denver, Colorado[72]
2022Denver, Colorado[73]

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Mathurin . Desiree . "Return of the Corn Mothers" exhibit celebrates women making a difference in their communities . Denverite . October 21, 2022.
  2. Web site: Return of the Corn Mothers - Inspiring Women of the Southwest . Denver Month of Photography.
  3. Web site: Phare . Cory . Return of the Corn Mothers 2022 . Metropolitan State University of Denver.
  4. Web site: Next Generation Indie Book Awards Winners & Finalists . Indie Book Awards.
  5. Web site: Elizabeth Aragon-Blanton .
  6. Web site: Amy Banker .
  7. Web site: Lois Burrell .
  8. Web site: Barbara Clark .
  9. Web site: Maria de la Cruz .
  10. Web site: Dawn DiPrince .
  11. Web site: Amy Duncan .
  12. Web site: Kristy Duran .
  13. Web site: Claudia Ebel .
  14. Web site: Geneva Escobedo .
  15. Web site: Nellie Escobedo Plasencio .
  16. Web site: Dora Esquibel .
  17. Web site: Ann Esquibel Redman .
  18. Web site: Belinda Garcia .
  19. Web site: Concepción Garcia Allen .
  20. Web site: Peggy Godfrey .
  21. Web site: Carol Guerrero-Murphy .
  22. Web site: Ivette Guzman .
  23. Web site: Lois Harvey .
  24. Web site: Carrie Howell .
  25. Web site: Sylvia Lee .
  26. Web site: Arlette Lucero .
  27. Web site: Lucy Lopez Dussart Lucero .
  28. Web site: Oneyda L. Maestas .
  29. Web site: Brenda Kay Manuelito .
  30. Web site: Tori Vigil Martinez .
  31. Web site: Rita J. Martinez .
  32. Web site: B. Afeni McNeely Cobham .
  33. Web site: Carolina "Carrie" Sandoval Mejía .
  34. Web site: Raven Winston Mercado .
  35. Web site: Judy Newland .
  36. Web site: Cynthia Ramu .
  37. Web site: Sara Ransom .
  38. Web site: Ella Maria Ray .
  39. Web site: Alfria Casaus (Alfie) Salazar .
  40. Web site: Lisa Saldaña .
  41. Web site: Cherie Karo Schwartz .
  42. Web site: Barbara Shannon-Bannister .
  43. Web site: Christina Maxine Sigala .
  44. Web site: Patricia Sigala .
  45. Web site: Charlene Garcia Simms .
  46. Web site: Stella Teller .
  47. Web site: Jessica (Jessa) Tumposky .
  48. Web site: Evelyn Valdez Martinez .
  49. Web site: Bertha A. Velarde .
  50. Web site: Aurora Villareal-Aguilera .
  51. Web site: Rita Flores deWallace .
  52. Web site: Ellen Alires-Trujillo .
  53. Web site: Batkhishig (Baja) Batochir .
  54. Web site: Genevieve Canales .
  55. Web site: Alicia Cardenas .
  56. Web site: Tina Cartagena .
  57. Web site: Connie Margaret Coca .
  58. Web site: Juliana Aragón Fatula .
  59. Web site: Karen D. Gonzales .
  60. Web site: Norma Johnson .
  61. Web site: Elena Holly Klaver .
  62. Web site: Lucha Aztzin Martínez de Luna .
  63. Web site: Deborah Martinez Martinez .
  64. Web site: Jennifer McBride .
  65. Web site: Laura (Laurita) Naranjo .
  66. Web site: Adrienne Norris .
  67. Web site: Erica Padilla .
  68. Web site: Jo Elizabeth Pinto .
  69. Web site: Sandra Ortega .
  70. Web site: Shirley Romero Otero .
  71. Web site: Evangeline Roybal Sena .
  72. Web site: Marge Taniwaki .
  73. Web site: Jeanette Trujillo-Lucero .

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