Josephine was not alone in her hard work or earnest desire that things should be better. Women of many religious and ethnic groups who followed after her also labored in the hope that things could be made betterbetter for someone today and better for those who followed them. Among the Greek immigrants who settled in Utah at the turn of the century. it is recorded that there was one "Magerou." matriarch of the first Greek families who came to work in Utahs mines. This woman was an experienced midwife. and as such. delivered many Utah babies. She was skilled in the folk cures of her native people and ministered to the psychological fears and physical ailments of the increasing numbers of immigrants who came to work in the mines. Steeped in the traditions of the old ways and skilled in the new. she nurtured all and contributed greatly to the integration of many into Utah life. Similar to "Magerou." a number of women have emerged to lead particular groups in Utah.
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