After our session on copyrights, I’m envious of your decision to avoid those problems by pursuing a family topic. My topic, however, seems frought with copyright difficulties. But my problems notwithstanding, I’m curious if your family members were Mormons. Along these same lines, did the female doctors in your family administer health care to the Mormon community in 19th century Utah? And did the women in your family receive medical training in Utah, or was Utah a destination they chose after medical school? Based on your comments about Utah being perceived as “backwards,” I assumed their was an aspect of 19th century Utah that you feel is responsible for, or at least enabled, the women in your family to pursue medical careers. So, if you choose to present Utah as the historical backdrop to your family story, defining the particular aspect of the environment (Utah) that makes your story possible (female doctors) will be key to addressing modern perceptions of backwardness and “forward looking.”

So you’d like the site to be based on your female ancestors who were the first female doctors in Utah? How many of them were there and why Utah? what timeperiod are you talking about – 19th century? It sounds really interesting, but I’m wondering why you’d use a picture of your grandparents and your mother (?) and aunts rather than an image of the time? Or maybe I’m misunderstanding your note?