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.
Helena "Lena" Suzanne Bidwell Norton (1863-1953)
- Washoe County
- Artist, Suffrage Activist, Club Woman
Mary O’Neill O’Connell (1908-1984)
- Tonopah, NV; Carson City, NV; Eureka, NV; Ely, NV
- Education, Teaching
Ting Soo Hoo Ong (1907-1925)
- White Pine Co.
- Cook, Restaurant Owner, Wife
Elda Ann Williams Orr (1846-1916)
- Washoe Co.
- Suffrage, Volunteerism
Mary Leicht Oxborrow (1852-1935)
- White Pine Co.
- Midwife, Wife
Ethel May Parker (1891-1970)
- Washoe Co.
- Civic Clubs, Music, History, Journalism
Maria Garifalou Pavlakis (1912-1982)
- White Pine Co.
- Baker, Pastry Shop Owner, Hotel Manager
Josephine Reed Pearl (1873-1962)
- Humboldt/White Pine Co.
- Prospector, Wife
Lucille Elizabeth Emmert Petty (1913-2006)
- Carson City
- Civic Leader, Wife, Mother
Lillie Simson Van Voorhis Pinger (1878-1959)
- Churchill Co.
- Civil service, State Assemblywoman
Mimosa June Gates Pittman (1872-1952)
- Nye Co.
- U.S. Senator's wife, founder of Senate Wives Club, prominent hostess
Edna Covert Plummer (1877-1972)
- Eureka Co. Nevada; Los Angeles, California
- Law
Carrie Elizabeth Miller Townley Porter (1935-2014)
- Nye/Washoe Co.
- Records management consultant, archivist, researcher, writer
Bertha Eaton Raffetto (1885-1952)
- Washoe Co.
- Composer, Author, Wife
Anna Frances Elleser Rechel (1884-1967)
- Mineral Co.
- Prospector
Olga A. Wuertz Reifschneider (1900-1978)
- Washoe Co.
- Scientist
Sarah Mower Requa (1831-1922)
- Storey Co.
- Philanthropy
Jennie O’Hare Riordan (1874-1965)
- Carson City, White Pine Co.
- Educator, Rancher, Wife
Jeanette Edith “Nettie” Farlinger Bremenkampf Rogers (1885-1964)
- Eureka/Washoe Co.
- Homemaker, poll worker and official, Diamond Rebekah Lodge
Bertha Bishop Ronzone (1885-1969)
- Nye/Clark Co.
- Business Owner, Wife
Mary Grace O’Donnell Rose (1875-1935)
- Carson City, Ormsby Co., Winnemucca, Humboldt Co., Reno, Washoe Co.
- Government Official
Ruth C. Ruddell (1893-1970)
- Pershing Co.
- Rancher
Mary Kiehl Rusco (1927-2005)
- Washoe Co.
- Archaeologist and Anthropologist
Ferminia Sarras (1840-1915)
- Esmeralda/Mineral Co.
- Prospector, Wife
Elizabeth “Bessie” Beatty Sauter (1886-1947)
- Esmeralda Co.
- Journalism, social activism
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