A photography exhibition celebrating 40 years of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Nebraska Women in Agriculture program will be featured Oct. 1-31, in the Loft Gallery on the third floor of the Nebraska East Union.
It will kick off with a free presentation by Jessica Groskopf, director of Nebraska Women in Agriculture, at 3:30 p.m., Oct. 1, in the East Union’s Prairie Suite A. 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 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 at the West Central Research, Extension and Education Center in North Platte.
For more information about the “Legacy of Leadership: Faces of Nebraska Women in Agriculture” photo gallery, visit wia.unl.edu.
“Legacy of Leadership: Faces of Nebraska Women in Agriculture” is funded in part by a grant from Humanities Nebraska.
