Women in Nevada Politics (2)

Dwyer, Jean

Jean Dwyer of Washoe County, Nevada was the first woman candidate for State Assembly of that state. She ran in 1916 and did not win.

Mills, Pauline

Pauline Mills was elected as Public Administrator of Esmeralda County, Nevada in 1918.

Millar, Rita D.

Rita D. Millar, a Democrat, was elected as County Recorder of Mineral County, Nevada in 1916. Millar was born near 1885 in Hawaii to Alfred J. McCarthy. She was a widowed mother of three children; two boys and one girl.

Lewis, Mrs.

Mrs. Lewis was elected to the White River District School Board in Nye County, Nevada in 1888.

Wildes, Grace M.

Grace M. Wildes ran as a candidate in the Democratic primary for the office of State Controller of Nevada in 1918. She did not win the primary.

Mrs. Lewis's Campaign for School Board Member, 1888

Rita D. Millar's Campaign for County Recorder, 1916

Rosa McKay's Campaign for State Assembly, 1916

Pauline Mills's Campaign for Public Administrator, 1918

Pearl E. Sewell's Campaign for County Superintendent of Public Instruction, 1918