Wetherill, Louisa Wade
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Name (Latin)
Wetherill, Louisa Wade
Date of birth
1877-09-02
Date of death
1945-09-18
Gender
female
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Sources of Information
- Gillman, F. Traders to the Navajos ... 1934.
- Info. converted from 678, 2012-10-02(b. 9/2/1877; d. 9/18/45)
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Louisa Wetherill negotiating to resolve conflict between Utes and settlers of southeastern Utah
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Wikipedia description:
Louisa Wade Wetherill (2 September 1877 – 18 September 1945) lived with her husband and children in remote trading posts among the Navajo people in New Mexico, Utah, and Arizona for more than 25 years and became an authority on Navajo culture. She spoke the Navajo language and became expert in medicinal herbs and plants known to the Navajo, art, especially sandpainting, traditional stories, and weaving. She was known by the Navajo as Asthon Sosi or "Slim Woman."
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