The Women’s Biographies page is an extension of the Jean Ford Research Center. It is under development indefinitely. Please Email us for more research information or to a make a Nevada Women’s biographical contribution. For additional research on Nevada Women, you may wish to contact the Jean Ford Research Center directly at 775-786-2335 or 770 Smithridge Drive, Suite 300, Reno, Nevada 89502.
Currently, biographical information is available alphabetically by last name and geographical area. Scroll down through all entries, or select a letter to narrow your search.
Eva Bertrand Adams (1908-1991)
- Washoe Co.
- Government Official
Mary Lydia Adams-Williams (1867-1928)
- Douglas Co.
- Education, lecturing, writing, politics
Alice Merriam Baltzelle Addenbrooke (1881-1972)
- Washoe Co.
- Civic activist, historian
Marlene Joan Adrian (1933-2022)
- Clark Co.
- Professor Emerita, Author, athlete, co-founder and president emerita, Women of Diversity Productions, Inc.
Lois Thompson Allen (1904-1999)
- Humboldt Co. (Winnemucca), Eureka Co. (Beowawe), Washoe County (Sparks, Sun Valley)
- Teacher, School Principal, Business Owner
Nada Novakovich Aluevich (1924-1998)
- Washoe County (Reno)
- Lawyer, businesswoman
Verna Elizabeth Bullis Anderson (1916-2008)
- Reno, Washoe County, and Winnemucca, Humboldt County
- Teacher, writer, newspaper reporter/editor, rancher
Myrtle Beatrice Talcott Anker (1894-1973)
- Pershing Co.
- Ranch Owner/Manager, Farm Bureau Leader
Charlotte Hunter Arley (1912-2006)
- Washoe Co.
- Attorney
Caroline Elizabeth Aufdermaur (1910-1991)
- Pershing Co.
- Caregiver, Mother, Farm Partner
Elizabeth Cilicia Babcock (1835-1899)
- Carson City
- Educator
Dessie Lola Bailey (1918-1999)
- Clark Co.
- Volunteer for Children with Special Needs
Mary Wright Bain (1879-1969)
- Washoe Co.
- Ranching, Aviation
Edna Nevada Catlin Baker (1875-1957)
- Washoe Co.
- Educator, Government Official
Martha Gruss Barlow (1920-1993)
- Mineral Co.
- Government Official
Jessie Parker Beck (1879-1961)
- Washoe Co.
- Education
Barbara Jean Peters Bennett (1923-1993)
- Wahoe Co.
- Mayor of the City of Reno, political and community activist
Esther Louise Laiola Bennett (1917-2007)
- Washoe Co.
- Educator
Kathleen “Kay” Margaret Cleary Bennett (1936-2022)
- Carson City
- Surgical Nurse, Carson City Supervisor, aviation, TRPA, mother
Helen Delich Bentley (1923-2016)
- Tonopah Canyon, Nevada, Baltimore, MD and Washington, D.C.
- Journalist, Congresswoman, Chair of the Federal Maritime Commission
Edith Naomi Bernard (1914-2005)
- Carson City
- Wife, Mother, Civic Activist
Minnie Nichols Blair (1886-1972)
- Churchill Co.
- Business Owner, Rancher
Kittie Wells Bonner (1901-1985)
- Lander Co.
- Community Activist, Deputy Sheriff
Libbie Conover Booth (1856-1948)
- Washoe Co.
- Educator, Principal
Grace A. Bordewich (1910-1999)
- Carson City
- Educator
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