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

Baker, Edna Caitlin

In  1916 Edna Caitlin Baker was elected to the school board of Sparks, Nevada. Later that same year she became the first woman to elected to a statewide office in Nevada. Baker was nominated to the Republican ticket, unopposed, and ca…

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