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.
Martha Cooke (1923-2012)
- Washoe Co.
- Mother, Wife, Artist
Beda Cornwall (1907-1994)
- Clark Co.
- Library Founder, Educator, Wife
Hilda Covey (1909-1982)
- Clark Co.
- Restaurateur, Journalist
Martha Cox (1852-1932)
- Clark Co.
- Educator, Mormon Counselor, Author
Clara Crowell (1876-1944)
- Lander/Nye Co.
- Sheriff, Nurse, Wife
Jennie Curieux (1881-1961)
- Nye Co.
- Teacher, Nye County Auditor and Recorder
Carrie Dann (1933-2021)
- Eureka Co.
- Native American and environmental activist
Dabuda Dat-So-La-Lee (1840-1925)
- Carson City
- Folk Artist (Washo Basketmaker)
Nellie Mighels Davis (1844-1945)
- Washoe Co.
- Journalist, Newspaper Publisher
Marcia DeBraga (1937-2010)
- Carson City, Churchhill Co.
- Rancher, Government Official, Author
Sonia Cecilia Barndt Cochran DeHart (1906-2003)
- Carson City and Genoa, Douglas Co.
- Theodore Kosloff Russian Ballet performer, dance instructor, antique store owner, community activist, Episcopal Church thrift store manager, League of Women Voters, National Cattlemen’s Association, Women’s Press Club, Associate Director at the Nevada state park in Genoa
Joanne DeLongchamps (1923-1983)
- Washoe Co.
- Author
Hazel Baker Denton (1887-1962)
- Lincoln Co.
- Author, Educator, Government Official
Dorothy Dinsmore (1876-1963)
- Washoe Co.
- Citizen Activist, Artist, UNR Faculty Wife
Mary Stoddard Doten (1845-1914)
- Carson City, Lander/Storey/Washoe Co.
- Journalist, Suffragist
Geneva Smith Douglas (1932-1993)
- Clark Co.
- Physicist, Wife
Alice Gottschalk Downer (1913-2008)
- Carson City, Douglas/Washoe Co.
- Educator, Community Volunteer, Mother
Anna Neddenriep Dressler (1898-1987)
- Douglas Co.
- Rancher, Wife, Mother
Luella Kirkbride Drumm (1872-1962)
- Churchill Co.
- Civic Activist, Government Official
Kathleen "Kathy" Mary Weymouth Durham (1943-2023)
- Washoe Co.
- Art Historian, Artist, Local and National Collaborator
Edna Crauch Trunnell Eddy (1876-1962)
- Humboldt, Pershing Co.
- Mortuary Owner, Elected Public Administrator
Bessie R. Lucas Eichelberger (1863-1952)
- Washoe Co.
- women’s suffrage, many women’s groups and causes
Charlotte Rowberry Ellsworth (1912-1998)
- Clark/Washoe Co.
- Reservation and Assistant Hotel Manager
Mary Aileen Norton Evans (1899-1993)
- Eureka/Humboldt Co.
- Telegrapher for the Western Pacific Railroad Company
Janice W. Evans (1937-2000)
- Washoe/Carson City
- State Assemblywoman; Development officer, University of Nevada School of Medicine
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