Much of what is known as “Women’s History” has been
the history of everyday life for all people. An important function in every
day life is making provisions for food: whether harvesting crops or animals,
preserving food for a later date, or going shopping for groceries.
Aboard the USCG cutter Northwind, June 1948. Christine Heller, a nutritionist
and botanist, photographs a spray of flowers. Christine’s
interest in botany tied in closely to her work as a nutritionist in
studying the plants Alaskans traditionally eat.
[Christine Heller papers, HMC-0367]
Independence Mine, October 1949. Betty Rice,
Maude Mieier, Naomi Horvath, Elsie Monroe (back to camera), Josette and Laura Stoll
have coffee and pastries in the new mess hall at the mine.
[Josette and William Stoll papers, HMC-0236]