Why did Treadwell transfer the rights to her work to the Diocese of Tucson?
As Treadwell’s health worsened after her retirement to Tucson, Arizona, her lawyer advised her to identify a charitable organization to which rights to her works could be donated after her death. Treadwell’s affinity for indigenous populations in the U.S. and Mexico is easily evidenced in her journalistic writings. Thus, when she requested an organization with existing programs to benefit Native American children, her lawyer suggested the Diocese of Tucson.
