The grassroots effort of production team members Janelle Molony, Linda Fabian, Leslie Waggener, and Sylvia Bruner has quickly become Wyoming’s sweetheart project that is setting a new standard for institutional inclusion of women in the storytelling, interpretation, and preservation of past women’s narratives. This project, initially launched through the Wyoming Historical Society and funded, in part, by a grant from the Wyoming Cultural Trust Fund is now seeking to make that impact official.
Though in it’s first year of release, the videos have gained more than 11,000 views, Project Director Janelle Molony has made a significant push to see this program be recognized with prestigious awards.
“I believe that the women who saw this project through deserve all the commendation in the world. I have always assured the guests and production team that their stories and contributions mattered and will continue to be important for generations to come, and that I was honored to be part of their storytelling experience.”
– Janelle Molony
The series was recently nominated for the following awards:
- Roy Rosenzweig Prize for Creativity in Digital History (American Historical Association, $4,000)
- Autry Prize for Media Exhibits and Public Programs (Western History Association, $1,000)
- Outstanding Public History Project Award (National Council on Public History, $750)
- And more to come.
Start Watching Now
The entire two seasons of this beloved interview series is currently available on YouTube for you to learn and enjoy.
WoW is backed by professional historians across America:
Incredible support for this program has come from esteemed professionals across the nation, who are watching and celebrating this movement.
From Roy B. Young, Editor Emeritus, Wild West History Association (02/28/25):
From Laurie J. Rufe, Retired Director of the Roswell Museum and Art Center (03/01/25):
From Lynn Downey, former Company Historian for Levi Strauss & Co. (03/03/25):
From Lindsey Taylor Groves, Wyoming State Regent for the Daughters of the American Revolution (03/08/25):
From Kelsie Brook Eckert, Executive Director of The Remedial Herstory Project (03/16/25):
From Jessica R. Pliley, Co-President of The Coordinating Council for Women in History (03/18/25):
From Alex Shannon, Communications & Events Coordinator for the Wyoming women’s Foundation (04/03/25):
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