Founded in the Fall of 1994

Statewide educational non-profit organization

Mission: "Providing visibility and support for the gathering and dissemination of history about the roles and contributions of Nevada women of every race, class, and ethnic background."

Individual membership ($25/year) open to all women and men; includes newsletter subscription.

Organizational membership ($50/year); includes newsletter subscription.

Student ($15/year); includes newsletter subscription

Corporate Sponsor ($250/year); includes newsletter subscription

NWHP Biennial Conference
The Nevada Women's History Project Biennial Conference, a statewide gathering for women, will be held every two years, alternating between northern and southern Nevada. Workshops and featured events coincide with the conference theme, with speakers and panelists rounding out the program. For information watch this site and the NWHP Newsletter.

Discovering Nevada women in History - A Biographical Database
Return to our home page to learn about Beda Cornwall, Josie Pearl, Emma Nevada, Bertha Ronzone, Mary Rose, Theresa Laxalt, and other women in Nevada history.  We plan to include 75 women from throughout the State in our first phase. We invite teachers, librarians, and students to suggest additional names and even write the biographies that might be added to this important database.

Nevada Women's History: A Guide to Archival Collections 
This valuable resource, available now, features 110 libraries, museums, state parks, and other sites in Nevada that have unpublished materials (manuscripts, oral histories, photographs, scrapbooks, etc.) about Nevada women.  A project of the Nevada Women's Archives at the University of Nevada, Reno Special Collections. Call the NWHP at 775/786-2335, or Jacque Sundstrand at 775/784-6500 ext. 327, for more information.

Nevada History Day 
This statewide event culminating in April of each year, is sponsored by the Nevada Humanities Committee, featuring middle and high school student competition via research papers, video, exhibits, or living history performance relating to American history.  The Committee accepts new applications beginning in January.  NWHP is giving monetary awards to exemplary middle and high school entries who feature Nevada women in history.  YOU can encourage teachers to become involved in this project.  Winners compete in National History Day in Washington, DC.  Contact: NWHP - North 775-786-2335 or South 702-735-1675.

How to contact NWHP for more information:

We would like to hear from you whether or not you live in the State of Nevada.  Please feel free to send us your ideas, the projects your group is working on, and any other information you feel we would like to know about. 

Email: nwhp@pyramid.net
Web Site: www.nevadawomen.org

A Sampler of NWHP Activities since spring, 1995:

NWHP Leadership: