Frankie Sue’s life story is one of “Firsts.” She was the first woman elected Secretary of the State of Nevada, as well as the first woman elected as Nevada State Attorney General. She held a University of Nevada Regent seat for one term. But Frankie Sue’s bio goes far beyond that. Moving from the small […]
Gold in the Silver State
Bennett, Dana — Midas, Elko County
Dana Bennett is both a historical Nevada researcher and author. Among Dana’s many accolades, she became the first woman to head of the Nevada Mining Association. Currently the editor of the Northeastern Nevada Historical Society Quarterly and owner of Midas Strategies, a boutique research firm., her interests include history of women in Nevada politics, state […]
Fennell, Nancy — Reno, Washoe County
As President of Dickson Realty company, Nancy has had a colorful career. She began her life in Charlotte, North Carolina, and had a successful career both in New York City in fashion merchandising and as co-owner of a distribution company in Nashville, Tennessee. She and husband, Harvey moved to Reno in 1987 to assist Harvey’s […]
LaVoy, Marian — Reno, Washoe County
98 years young, Marian LaVoy hails from a pioneer Elko, Nevada family. She grew up on the family ranch, near Elko, obtained her teaching degree from the University of Nevada in 1944, met a handsome young Marine pilot from Sparks, Nevada and soon married him. Her life consisted, then, of following her husband in his […]
Leeder, Nancyann Pacheco — Reno, Washoe County
Rhode Island native, Nancyann Leeder found herself in Reno with three young children in 1964 where she found a position as a news reporter for the Reno Gazette-Journal. Her main reporter “beats” were education, the Judicial College, courts, and. police. She obtained a B.A. at UNR in 1970 while still working for the newspaper. With […]