We had free time this morning, which people used to continue exploring museums and to shop…

This afternoon we went to the Santa Fe Art Institute, where we met photographer Gay Block, artist Gloria Abella, and anthropologist Doris Francis. They gave presentations of their work, which were provocative and moving. …

I feel like a kid in a candy store…. That's what this whole expedition has been thus far: new things to see at every turn, new people to talk to, new ways of understanding all kinds of history.

The day was overflowing with the stories of women who have been inspired by, actually led by, the light and the terrain and the curves of the Santa Fe landscape.

Lois Rudnick, passionate about the early women shapers of the cultural landscape in New Mexico, described this as distinctly feminist space, a place where humans do not attempt to dominate nature, but rather, the land itself establishes the law. What a way to frame the day.

The connections have begun already.

I'm not talking about the connections between flights (inevitable, since Santa Fe is not a direct flight from the East Coast) but about the immediate, fascinating links women make with one another. Three of our Boston contingent are waiting at Logan for our first flight (which is late, making us a bit nervous about making our connection in Dallas). Within five minutes of being introduced, Liz and Rose, who have never met each other, are having an animated conversation about their career paths, home towns, children, and Jewish backgrounds. ...