Nevada's Remarkable Women

Nevada's Remarkable Women profiles the lives of fifteen resourceful women who displayed unprecedented courage as they broke through social, cultural, and political barriers to advance women's roles. These women defied the social norms and prejudices of their time, making lasting contributions to society. Read about: Sarah Winnemucca, an arbitrator for peace between her Painte people and pioneering settlers, is believed to be the first Native American woman to publish a book. Nellie Davis of Carson City became one of the first women it the US to own and publish a newspaper. Eliza Cook, one of the first physicians on the Nevada frontier, also worked diligently for temperance and women's suffrage. Felice Cohn taught school at the age of eleven and went on to obtain the first license to practice law awarded to a Nevada woman. Mayme Stocker of Las Vegas, an astute businesswoman, became the first person in Nevada to obtain a gambling license. Each of these Nevada women demonstrated an independence of spirit that is an inspiring now as it was then. Read about their extraordinary lives in this captivating collection of biographies. Book jacket.