Nevada

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Ellis, Louise S.
Ellis, Louise S.
Louise S. Ellis was the Republican candidate for State Secretary of State for Nevada in 1918.
Dwyer, Jean
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.
Lewis, Mrs.
Lewis, Mrs.
Mrs. Lewis was elected to the White River District School Board in Nye County, Nevada in 1888.
Baker, Edna Caitlin
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 ...
Ryan, Kate G.
Ryan, Kate G.
Kate G. Ryan was elected County Clerk and Treasurer of Storey County, Nevada in 1918.
Hood, Eunice Esther
Hood, Eunice Esther
Running unopposed, Eunice Hood became the second woman, following Edna Baker, to be elected to the University of Nevada's Board of Regents in 1918. She was one of the first women to be elected to a state office in Nevada. Hood did not ru...
Clinton, Annie B.
Clinton, Annie B.
Annie Clinton was elected to be the Lincoln County, Nevada Superintendent of Schools in 1898.
Curieux, Jennie A.
Curieux, Jennie A.
Jennie A. Curieux was elected County Recorder and Auditor of Nye County, Nevada in 1918.
Millar, Rita D.
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.
Bain, Helen
Bain, Helen
Helen Bain was one of the first women to run for political office in Nevada. Bain was elected to Humboldt County's Gold Run District school board in 1882. This was seven years before the state constitution allowed women to run for school...