‘Legacy of Leadership: Faces of Nebraska Women in Agriculture’ Exhibit and Lecture
North Platte
Starts at
6:00 pm
West Central Research and Extension Center
Target Audiences:
402 W. State Farm Rd.
North Platte NE 69101-7751
North Platte NE 69101-7751
Contact:
Nebraska Women in Agriculture Program, wia@unl.edu
A photography exhibition celebrating 40 years of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Nebraska Women in Agriculture program will be on display through Nov. 20 in North Platte at the West Central Research, Extension and Education Center, 402 W. State Farm Road.
A free lecture by Jessica Groskopf, director of Nebraska Women in Agriculture, will be held at the center at 6 p.m., on Nov. 18. She will speak about the historical role of women, their current challenges and their future involvement in agricultural sciences.
The exhibition, “Legacy of Leadership: Faces of Nebraska Women in Agriculture,” aims to highlight the vital role of women in Nebraska’s agricultural landscape with a collection of over 70 portraits captured at the 2024 Nebraska Women in Agriculture Conference by renowned photographer John Noltner. Each portrait is accompanied by the subject’s short answer to the question, “what has called you to this work?”
“We are thrilled to present this unique exhibition honoring the resilience, innovation and enduring impact of women in agriculture,” Groskopf said. “Through these powerful portraits, we hope to encourage discussion about the important role of women in our state’s largest industry.”
The traveling exhibit has been featured at this year’s Nebraska State Fair, Husker Harvest Days and in the Loft Gallery in the Nebraska East Union in Lincoln.
For more information about the “Legacy of Leadership: Faces of Nebraska Women in Agriculture” photo gallery, please visit https://wia.unl.edu or contact the Nebraska Women in Agriculture Program at wia@unl.edu.
“Legacy of Leadership: Faces of Nebraska Women in Agriculture” is funded in part by a grant from Humanities Nebraska.
Humanities Nebraska is a private nonprofit with a mission to help people explore what connects us and makes us human. Humanities Nebraska is funded in part by the National Endowment for the Humanities, an appropriation from the Nebraska Legislature, private donations and the Nebraska Cultural Endowment, a public-private partnership with state dollars matching private dollars to benefit the arts and humanities in Nebraska.
A free lecture by Jessica Groskopf, director of Nebraska Women in Agriculture, will be held at the center at 6 p.m., on Nov. 18. She will speak about the historical role of women, their current challenges and their future involvement in agricultural sciences.
The exhibition, “Legacy of Leadership: Faces of Nebraska Women in Agriculture,” aims to highlight the vital role of women in Nebraska’s agricultural landscape with a collection of over 70 portraits captured at the 2024 Nebraska Women in Agriculture Conference by renowned photographer John Noltner. Each portrait is accompanied by the subject’s short answer to the question, “what has called you to this work?”
“We are thrilled to present this unique exhibition honoring the resilience, innovation and enduring impact of women in agriculture,” Groskopf said. “Through these powerful portraits, we hope to encourage discussion about the important role of women in our state’s largest industry.”
The traveling exhibit has been featured at this year’s Nebraska State Fair, Husker Harvest Days and in the Loft Gallery in the Nebraska East Union in Lincoln.
For more information about the “Legacy of Leadership: Faces of Nebraska Women in Agriculture” photo gallery, please visit https://wia.unl.edu or contact the Nebraska Women in Agriculture Program at wia@unl.edu.
“Legacy of Leadership: Faces of Nebraska Women in Agriculture” is funded in part by a grant from Humanities Nebraska.
Humanities Nebraska is a private nonprofit with a mission to help people explore what connects us and makes us human. Humanities Nebraska is funded in part by the National Endowment for the Humanities, an appropriation from the Nebraska Legislature, private donations and the Nebraska Cultural Endowment, a public-private partnership with state dollars matching private dollars to benefit the arts and humanities in Nebraska.
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This event originated in Center for Agricultural Profitability.