Myth #136 - Who was the First Woman Elected to the Nevada Board of Regents

Baker, Edna Caitlin

Edna Caitlin Baker became the first woman to elected to a statewide office in Nevada in 1916. She was nominated to the Republican ticket, unopposed, and campaigned for a two year term to the office of the University of Nevada's Board of ...

Edna Caitlin Baker's Campaign for Board of School Trustees, 1916