Elinore Pruitt Stewart's life embodies the spirit of the Women's History Project theme. Born in Oklahoma in 1876 and orphaned at age 17, Elinore was a writer her whole life.  After an early marriage and divorce she brought her young daughter Jerrine with her to Denver.  There she worked various menial jobs before she assumed the position of nurse and housekeeper for a woman who became her lifelong friend.  But her dream in life was to own her own land.  In 1909 that dream came true.  While working for Clyde Stewart in Burnt Fork, Wyoming she seized the opportunity and filed on her homestead.

From her heart and home in Burnt Fork, Wyoming Elinore Pruitt Stewart wrote of her homesteading experiences.  Not only did she fulfill her dream of homesteading, but she also furthered a career in writing, sharing her successes and her challenges with the literary world.

By combining Elinore's published works, interviews, letters and research, Nan Weber has created exciting theatre that chronicles Elinore Pruitt Stewart's homesteading experience.  Paul Boruff complements the first person story with his portrayal of Mr. Clyde Stewart.

Nan Weber, Lena’s great granddaughter, has crafted an insightful script from day to day entries that on the surface may seem mundane.  In her performance she gives life to the great-grandmother she knows only through those entries.

The National Women’s History Project theme for 2004 Women's History Month is: "Inspiring Hope and Possibility."  My grandmother, Lena Honadel, has, through her writing, done exactly that for me.

Lena’s daily entries and jottings in the margins as she re-read her own words have shown me the care and love she held for her family–my family!  These writings express her hopes for her children’s futures.

I never could have discovered Lena’s own understanding of her life’s achievements without her words:  “Time has made me strong. Fear is no longer with me as it was in the past.”

Nan Weber is now booking theatre show dates.
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McCarty Talent

 1326 S. Foothill Blvd.
Salt Lake City, UT  84108
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