The Silver City Museum is inviting submissions to be included in an upcoming exhibit on the history of women in southwestern New Mexico. To complement historical stories and artifacts, the museum seeks contemporary perspectives on what it means to be a woman of this region nowadays.

What are the qualities or characteristics that you see as being important or distinct to women of this region? What aspects of womanhood are valued by the women of southwest New Mexico today? Are there any particular women of this area that you admire or have learned from?

To submit your thoughts, please write a brief paragraph. Submit it and a photo of yourself or of a woman you admire to education@silvercitymuseum.org no later than November 15, 2015.

For more information, please contact the museum at (575) 538-5921, info@silvercitymuseum.org, or go to the museum's website www.silvercitymuseum.org.

The Silver City Museum creates opportunities for residents and visitors to explore, understand, and celebrate the rich and diverse cultural heritage of southwestern New Mexico by collecting, preserving, researching, and interpreting the region's unique history.