Legacy
Lusk's defining legacy will ultimately be her impact on the public education of New Mexico. She pulled a failing institution of loosely organized rural community schools right out of the territorial days of the 1890s and into the 20th century. While she did accomplish many other things, including many firsts for women in New Mexico, her impact in changing the way New Mexico public schools work can be felt to this day.
Lusk was quoted as saying during the suffragist movement that women "still have to work...indirectly, not on terms of full equality. Men will listen to women, but they are unwilling to give them recognition."
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