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Nada Novakovich Aluevich
Name: Nada Novakovich Aluevich Born: Feb. 24, 1924, Wilmington, Calif. Maiden name: Nada Novakovich Race: Serbian Married: Luke Anthony Aluevich, 1962 Primary residence: Reno Major field of work: lawyer, businesswoman Died: Oct. 20, 1998 Controversial lawyer co-starred in historic Reno trial Nada Novakovich gained local fame as one side of the so-called “Battle of the Petticoats,” a 1952 trial remembered as the […]
Mylan Baringoltz Roloff Hawkins
AT A GLANCE: Born: September 25, 1938, Chicago, Illinois Died: August 26, 2022, Reno, Nevada Maiden Name: Mylan Baringoltz Race/nationality/ethnic background: Jewish Married: Henry Roloff, Prince Hawkins Children: Kevin Roloff Hawkins, Ari Roloff Primary City and County of Residence and Work: Reno, Washoe County Major fields of work: Political activism for women’s and health issues Activist fought for women’s equality, health issues Mylan […]
Helen Kolb Herr
At a Glance:Born: August 3, 1907, Fargo, North DakotaDied: June 23, 1999, Victorville, CaliforniaMaiden Name: Helen KolbMarried: Gottlieb Herr, Joseph BartellChildren: Geraldine Herr BauerPrimary City and County of Residence:Las Vegas/Clark CountyMajor Fields of Work: Politics ERA opponent fought for wide range of women’s rights The first woman to be elected to the Nevada State Senate […]
Gilda “Gil” Flores Johnstone
At a glance: Birth: January 25, 1935, in Tucson, Arizona Death: February 19, 2025, Lancaster, California Maiden name: Gilda Flores Race/nationality/ethnic background: Hispanic Married: Alex Roy Johnstone, 1957, div. 1979 Children: Gary, Keri, Jerry, Teri, and Larry Primary city and county of residence and work: Clark and Washoe counties, Nevada Major fields of work: Advocate for the rights of vulnerable seniors in […]