These Ladies Love Steam Engines

These Ladies Love Steam Engines ENGINES Jen Roth and Nicole Wallace don’t fit the stereotype steam engine enthusiasts But through Ladies of Steam they teach and inspire other women and children to understand and appreciate an important part of U S history “We teach the basic anatomy of steam engines: from fuel sources to how that energy gets converted to rotating components on the steam engine We also have a hands-on demonstration providing everyone who attends our event an opportunity to start and stop the engine ” says Wallace She attended her first steam engine event at 11 months old with her grandparents As a teen she worked with the Hill family in charge of Miniature Land at the same event - the Western Minnesota Steam Threshers Reunion WMSTR in Rollag Minn It’s where she met Jen Roth who started attending thresher shows as a teen with her family Both of them attended Rollag’s steam school and earned hobby boiler licenses Roth and her family own and operate a 1916 28 hp Minneapolis engine that kept them busy working on the governor and throttle last year Wallace replaced the boiler on her 16 hp Minneapolis engine The friends started Ladies of Steam in 2015 and usually host 3 or 4 “Women Teaching Women” events at steam shows each year “It’s rewarding to be able to step back and appreciate the accomplishments and determination on women’s and kids’ faces You can see them get bit by the steam bug ” Roth says Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Ladies of Steam ladiesofsteam@gmail com; Facebook: Ladies of Steam LLC

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