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Enjoy 30 to 45 minutes of lecture with optional questions and discussion at the end.
Source: Las Cruces Museums (via Facebook)
Courtesy Photo: “Railways, Santa Fe Railway’s First Woman Engineer Christine Gonzales, 1976 via Victorian Railways Board: VPRS 12903 P1/ Box 703-51”
Bring a lunch and listen to talks on the history and culture of Las Cruces and the borderlands! The Branigan Cultural Center will have Christine Gonzalez Aldeis join us to give a talk and will recount her experiences as the first woman locomotive engineer in the US in 1973 on the AT&SF Railroad as a part of our “Pull Up a Chair” speaker series.
Join us on Thursday, May 15, from noon to 1pm to learn about her story. Enjoy 30 to 45 minutes of lecture with optional questions and discussion at the end.
This talk will take place in-person at the Branigan Cultural Center and online via Zoom.
Admission to the museums is FREE. No registration required. Recommended for ages 13 and up.
For more information or the Zoom link, contact Tori Pyle, Education Curator (Branigan Cultural Center), at tpyle@lascruces.gov or 575-541-2219 TTY 711.
