Its residents are his main source of inspiration. Crisman’s new project is dedicated to women who have chosen difficult professions traditionally held by men.

Heather Marold Thomason, a butcher and the head of a meat delivery company in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In just a few years she switched to a career in web design and is now a force in the sustainable food movement.

Mira Nakashima, designer and woodworker, New Hope, Pennsylvania. Mira has been carrying on the traditions of woodworking set forth by her father, George Nakashima.

Sadie Samuels, lobster fisher, Rockport, Maine.

Jordan Ainsworth, mill operator, Round Mountain, Nevada. She is a fourth-generation miner and belongs to the third-generation of mining females in her family.

Alison Goldblum is a talented property developer in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Carol Warn, leach pad operator, Valmy, Nevada.

Sadie Samuels, lobster fisher, Rockport, Maine.

Beth Beverly, taxidermist, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Leeann Johnson, haul truck driver, Round Mountain, Nevada.

Christina Burris, brewer and operations manager, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Kris Alvarez, senior geologist at the Round Mountain Gold Mine in Nevada.

Mindy Gabriel, firefighter, Upper Arlington, Ohio.
