Biographies-Alphabetical – Nevada Women's History Project

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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.

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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

Anna Mariska Shultz Fitch (1840-1904)

Washoe City, Virginia City
Author, Anti-suffrage, Congressional wife

Margaret Flick (1884-1968)

Washoe County
Ranch owner; Nevada Humane Society trustee; Nevada White Hats member; Washoe Horsemen’s Association

Donna ‘Bonnie’ Belle Pampel Foard (1925-2020)

Washoe County
Musician, Teacher

Lilly Hing Fong (1925-2002)

Washoe Co.
Educator, Public Servant

Imogene Evelyn YoungJean Ford (1929-1998)

Carson City, Clark/Washoe Co.
Citizen Activist, Founder of the Nevada Women’s History Project

Katie Christy Frazier (1890-1991)

Washoe Co.
Folk Artist (Paiute Storyteller)

Maude Frazier (1881-1963)

Clark Co.
Educator, Government Official

Phyllis Covert Frias (1935-2016)

Clark Co.
co-owner of transportation company, philanthropist

Frances Gertrude Friedhoff (1895-1958)

Lyon Co.
Government Official

Dr. Mary Hill Fulstone (1892-1987)

Washoe Co.
Physician

Doris "Dodie" Post Gann (1922-2012)

Washoe Co.
U.S. Olympic Skier and Team Captain, Women’s U.S Olympic Ski Team Manager, International Ski Federation (World Ski Cup) competitor and team captain, 1984 Air Race Classic winning team, numerous awards and recognitions.

Josephine Anne "Jo Anne" Garrett (1925-2013)

Baker, Nevada
Environmental activism

Margaret "Maggie" Gee (1923-2013)

Douglas Co.
Pilot, Physicist, Political Activist, WASP

Wuzzie Dick George (1879-1984)

Churchill Co.
Folk Artist (Paiute Crafts)

Viola Annie West Goldsworthy (1896-1975)

Lyon/Washoe Co.
Wife, Mother, Education Organizer

Nancy Sullivan Gomes (1926-1979)

Washoe County
Wife, Mother, Sister, Daughter, Concerned Citizen, Cancer Survivor

Gertrude Riordan Gottschalk (1916-2019)

Carson City
Democratic National Committeewoman, Carson City Democratic Women’s Club, Nevada Women’s History Project, Chapter X, PEO, Mark Twain Garden Club, Philanthropic Education Organization, and several bridge clubs.