September 13, 2026
William Rathje: How a Tucson Archaeologist Turned America’s Trash Into History
In 1973, University of Arizona archaeologist William Rathje began studying modern garbage as seriously as ancient ruins. His Tucson project…
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September 13, 2026
Lorna Lockwood: How an Arizona Judge Opened the Door to Women in Law
From a small Arizona mining town to the state’s highest court, Lorna Lockwood built a legal career that changed what…
September 13, 2026
The Navajo Code Talkers: How a Native Language Became a Wartime Secret
During World War II, Navajo Marines built a fast, field-ready communications system from their language—and helped give the United States…
September 13, 2026
Isabella Greenway: How an Arizona Widow Built a New Kind of Public Life
From a Tucson inn to the halls of Congress, Isabella Greenway turned personal loss, design, and practical problem-solving into an…
September 13, 2026
Frank Lloyd Wright’s Taliesin West: How a Desert Camp Became a New American Idea of Home
In the Sonoran Desert, Frank Lloyd Wright and his apprentices built more than a winter studio. Taliesin West became an…
September 13, 2026
Annie Dodge Wauneka: How an Arizona Health Advocate Turned Navajo Knowledge Into Public Health
From the Navajo Nation, Annie Dodge Wauneka built a public-health movement around language, trust and practical knowledge—and became the first…
September 13, 2026
Harrison Begay: How a Navajo Painter Carried Diné Life Into American Art
From a small community near White Cone, Arizona, Harrison Begay developed a quiet, enduring art of Navajo people, places, and…
September 13, 2026
Erma Bombeck: How a Phoenix Writer Turned Ordinary Family Life Into a National Conversation
Before millions of Americans knew her name, Erma Bombeck was a Phoenix newspaperwoman writing about laundry, children, marriage, and the…
September 13, 2026
Carlos Montezuma: How an Arizona-Born Physician Turned Education Into Native Self-Determination
Taken from his Yavapai community as a child, Carlos Montezuma became one of the first Native American physicians in the…
September 13, 2026
Sandra Day O’Connor: How an Arizona Judge Changed the American Court
Raised on a remote Arizona ranch, Sandra Day O’Connor became the first woman to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court—and…
September 13, 2026
Mary Colter: How an Arizona Architect Made the Grand Canyon Feel Human
Long before “regional architecture” became a familiar idea, Mary Colter designed Grand Canyon buildings that grew out of the landscape,…