What historical contribution might the women in this community determine is worth praise and recognition? And is there a danger of making a gender issue out of something that would not otherwise be a gender issue? It would be a safe guess that women contributed much more than they ever are credited with.
The most famous example that comes to mind is Albert Einstein's first wife, Mileva Maric, who is rumored to have played a huge role in the development of the special theory of relativity. Did she help her husband with the concepts or mathematics behind the theory? Or was Albert simply being generous when he referred to "our work"? Regardless, the historical events that come to mind seem to have a man's name associated with it. The first building in Colville, Washington was I understand the Hofstetter Brewery that was located on Main and Birch from 1865 to 1873. Surely there is some events with women associated with them - but what are they?