An intimate portrait of one of New Mexico’s leading women. This is the story of Mabel Dodge Luhan’s individualism looking closely at the events in her life that caused her to move to the West and become a patron to the arts. This program shows how Luhan was emotionally and spiritually challenged by the lack of love from her parents, the growing dehumanization she saw in the burgeoning industrial age, and the brutality of World War I. This program concludes with how, after traveling widely, Luhan settled in Taos (New Mexico) seeking new philosophies to live by and new ways to contribute to the world. Guests: George Otero (Co-Owner of Mabel Dodge Luhan House), Ernesto Luhan (Nephew of Mabel Dodge Luhan), Tish Frank (Great-Grandchild of Mabel Dodge Luhan), Pat Smith (Step-great-grandchild of Mabel Dodge Luhan), Susan Chambers Cook (Co-Owner of Mabel Dodge Luhan House), Lois Palken Rudnick (Biographer of Mabel Dodge Luhan).
