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.
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
Lucy Anna Winston Bouldin (1937-2021)
- Storey Co.
- Teacher, librarian, musician
Katherine Louise Eager Bowdle (1883-1940)
- White Pine Co.
- Physician, Hospital Administrator, Registered Nurse
Carolyn Nancy Bordewich Bowers (1916-2005)
- Carson City
- Artist, librarian, museum illustrator, Sierra Club chapter co-founder, member
Eilley Oram Bowers (1826-1903)
- Washoe/Storey Co.
- Boarding House Owner, Seeress, Wife
Alida Cynthia Bowler (1887-1968)
- Carson City
- Social work, Federal government administration (Children’s Bureau and Indian Service)
Emma Lou Montgomery Brandt (1917-2006)
- Clark Co.
- Educator, Business Owner
Mildred Bray (1892-1975)
- Washoe Co.
- Government Official
Mildred Matthews Breedlove (1904-1994)
- Clark Co.
- Author, Poet
Verna Bradbury Broili (1919-2011)
- Washoe Co.
- Author, Historian
Kathleen “Kay” Jane Flaherty Brown (1927-2020)
- Washoe Co.
- Educator, teacher, principal, public relations
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