Louisa Wade Wetherill

Louisa Wade Wetherill
Wetherhill meeting with Utes to arrange a peaceful end between the Utes and the U.S. Army in the Bluff War.
Born	2 September 1877 Elko, Elko County, Nevada, US
Died	18 September 1945 Prescott, Arizona[1]
Other names	Asthon Sosi; Slim Woman; Louisa Wade

Louisa Wade Wetherill (2 September 1877 – 18 September 1945) lived with her husband and children in remote trading posts among the Navajo people in New Mexico, Utah, and Arizona for more than 25 years and became an authority on Navajo culture. She spoke the Navajo language and became expert in medicinal herbs and plants known to the Navajo, art, especially sandpainting, traditional stories, and weaving. She was known by the Navajo as Asthon Sosi or "Slim Woman."