Leah Davis Witherow is the Curator of History for the Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum. She has a B.A. and M.A. in History and received her archival training at the Modern Archives institute at NARA in Washington, D.C. She has curated over fifty exhibits for the CSPM and is the Project Director for the Museum’s award-winning interactive storytelling platform, “The Story of Us.” Additionally, she has taught courses in nineteenth and early twentieth century American History for twenty-five years at UCCS, specializing in the history of Colorado, Labor, the Progressive Era, and Women. In 2014 she was selected as the College of Letters, Arts and Sciences Outstanding Lecturer of the Year, and was recognized as a 2018 Woman of Influence by the Colorado Springs Business Journal. She is a Board Member of Colorado Humanities, a statewide organization dedicated to enriching community life for all our citizens, and the very proud mom of former Youth Company, Junior Company, and Senior Company dancer Brier Witherow.