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6 10 118 https://mail.makersteachingmodules.sites.unlv.edu/files/original/081f9349ca8064b8b6f6dbaa291d4052.jpg fcc8294d1602ca9ae05969398fe99989 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource MAKERS Masterlist (Alphabetized) Subject The topic of the resource Makers Teaching Modules Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Women in Nevada History: A Legacy Digital Project Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Women's Research Institute of Nevada (WRIN) Person An individual. Work/Contribution First woman appointed President of UNLV, founder of Black Mountain Institute Birth Date June 1, 1941 Birthplace Geneseo, New York Arrival in Las Vegas 1995 Interviewer The person(s) performing the interview Suzanne Becker Date of Interview April 20, 2007 Biographical Text Carol C. Harter was born in Geneseo, New York. She earned a bachelor’s, master’s, and Ph.D. in English and American literature from the University of New York at Binghamton. She began a career in academia at Ohio University as a faculty member, and published well-regarded books and articles in the field of literature studies. During her time at Ohio University, she began to move into higher education administration, first as dean and then vice president of the university. From there, she became president of the State University of New York at Geneseo. In 1995, she moved to Las Vegas to begin her tenure as UNLV’s president. She was UNLV’s first woman president and remains its longest-serving president. During her 11 year tenure, Harter oversaw unprecedented growth at the university, spearheading the construction of 17 new buildings, including Lied Library. She guided the creation of over 100 new degree programs, most notably the School of Dental Medicine and the William S. Boyd School of Law. As the university’s first female president, Harter’s administration increased the number of women in administrative and faculty positions. She took an active role in promoting gender equality on campus and in the community, supporting the creation of the Women’s Research Institute of Nevada and other programs. Harter consistently advocated for the university to become more student-oriented and searched for ways for UNLV to improve its service to the community. In 2006 she stepped down as president to become the executive director of the Black Mountain Institute at UNLV, an international literary center that strives to create cultural dialogue and understanding on current issues. Bibliography Eugene P. Moehring, UNLV: The University of Nevada, Las Vegas: A History (Reno: University of Nevada Press, 2007). <a href="https://cdm17304.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/ohi/id/146" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Carol Harter, “An Interview with Carol Harter, an Oral History Conducted by Suzanne Becker” [transcript], The UNLV @ Fifty Oral History Project (2007), Special Collections and Archives, University of Nevada, Las Vegas.</a> Video Interview <iframe width="451" height="253" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/50NnqIBRKEs?list=PLkzL_9a6Zmc4afPW9yjjKHnwOkVeI0VuK" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Work/Contribution Lounge owner and entertainer Birth Date August 23, 1896 Birthplace Springfield, Montana Arrival in Las Vegas ca. 1940s Death Date February 1, 1989 Biographical Text Grace Hayes was one of the earliest Hollywood stars to play in Las Vegas’ early entertainment scene. After arriving in Las Vegas in the 1940s, she began performing at the El Rancho Vegas Hotel. Following her stint at the El Rancho, she opened her own club on what is now known as the Strip. Hayes connections in Hollywood helped Las Vegas build its reputation as the Entertainment Capital of the World. Born in Springfield, Missouri, Grace Hayes moved to San Francisco by the time of her tenth birthday. At the young age of fourteen, she began singing in nightclubs. She was married at age sixteen to Joseph Lind and three years later they had their only child, Joseph Conrad Lind (better known as Peter Lind Hayes). Hayes celebrity grew through her roles in theatre and cinema during the 1920s through 1950s working with stars including W.C. Fields and Bing Crosby. Grace Hayes visited Las Vegas in 1939 and returned in 1941 to perform at the El Rancho Vegas Hotel. She performed at several local resorts including the Monte Carlo Club and the El Cortez, earning the nickname “The Sweetheart of Las Vegas.” After her performances at Las Vegas resorts, Hayes decided to open her own club on the growing Las Vegas strip. She bought the Red Rooster nightclub, renamed it the Grace Hayes Lodge and operated it until 1960. Hayes also made history in Las Vegas politics by running for Constable of the Las Vegas Township against another nightclub owner, Woody Cole, in 1950. She lost the election by eight votes, but made history by becoming the first woman in Clark County to run for law enforcement officer. Hayes lived in Las Vegas and supported local charities until her death in 1989 at the age of 93. Bibliography “Looking Back at Nevada Women” presented by Clark County Parks and Recreation, 2001. <a href="https://www.library.unlv.edu/speccol/finding-aids/OH-00816.pdf">Guide to the Grace Hayes oral history interview. Special Collections and Archives. University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Collection # OH-00816</a>. <a href="https://www.library.unlv.edu/speccol/databases/index.php?coll=oh&search_query=Grace+Hayes&ec=man,photocoll,unlvarc&recid=574" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Grace Hayes, “Grace Hayes oral history interview conducted by Arnold Shaw on May 28, 1986.” [Audio Recording], Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas (1986), Special Collections and Archives, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Oral History Record.</a> <a href="https://www.library.unlv.edu/speccol/finding-aids/MS-00271.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Guide to the Grace Hayes Papers. Special Collections and Archives. University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Collection # MS-00271</a>. 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Work/Contribution First woman State Senator Birth Date August 3, 1907 Birthplace Fargo, North Dakota Arrival in Las Vegas 1948 Death Date June 23, 1999 Biographical Text Helen Herr was the first woman elected to the Nevada State Senate in 1966. She worked to protect the interests of women and children in the state. She was able to break into the male-only environment of the Legislature and pass bills to improve the quality of life for Nevadans. Helen Herr was born in 1907. She moved to Las Vegas in 1948 at the advice of her doctor because of its drier climate. She opened her own real estate firm in 1949, Helen Herr Realty. Herr served in the Assembly as a Democrat from 1957-1961 and again from 1963-1966. She then sought a seat in the Nevada State Senate in 1966 and became the first woman elected to the position. Herr served in the Senate until 1976 when she lost in the Democratic primary. Herr blamed her loss on her opposition to the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA). She opposed the ERA because she felt it did not support working women and would create more issues than it could solve. Herr also served as the chair of Nevada’s Stop ERA campaign. Despite her defeat in the primary, Nevada voters defeated the ERA on a referendum question. Helen Herr passed important bills while in the Senate. She sponsored a bill in 1973 that guaranteed equal pay for equal work for men and women. She also worked to improve conditions in the state’s prisons. She became the first woman elected to the Nevada Senate Hall of Fame in 1993. Herr passed away in 1999 from heart failure. Bibliography Koch, Ed and Cy Ryan. “First Woman State Senator, Real Estate Broker Herr Dies.” Las Vegas Sun. 01 July 1999. Photo courtesy of the Research Library, Nevada Legislative Counsel Bureau. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Helen Herr Subject The topic of the resource Makers Teaching Modules Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Women in Nevada History: A Legacy Digital Project Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Women's Research Institute of Nevada (WRIN) Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This resource is available for education and research purposes. 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Work/Contribution need Birth Date July 27, 1932 Birthplace Havana, Cuba Arrival in Las Vegas 1964 Interviewer The person(s) performing the interview Layne Karafantis (2010) Claytee D. White (2018) Date of Interview March 18 and March 25, 2010 September 7, 2018 Biographical Text Liliam Lujan Hickey is best known in the state of Nevada for being the first Hispanic woman elected to the State Board of Education serving from 1998 to 2000. For this, an elementary school in Clark County bears her name. Despite many obstacles, Liliam has continually dedicated herself to standing up for the causes she believes in, such as providing preschool education to the underprivileged, preparing youth to enter the workforce, helping other Hispanics run for office, and proving that with enough courage anyone can accomplish their dreams.Born in Havana, Cuba in 1932, Liliam studied at a French Dominican school. She met her first husband, Enrique Lujan, when she was only sixteen and they wed soon after. Enrique was twelve years her senior, owned many casinos on the island, and provided a luxurious existence for Liliam and their three children. However, this lifestyle abruptly changed when Castro assumed power in 1959 and Liliam and her family were compelled to relocate to the United States.After moving to the United States, the family was unable access their wealth in Cuba and left destitute. The family moved cross-country to San Diego in a Volkswagen Minivan with the hope for a better life. Liliam found a job working at the Scripps Clinic in La Jolla. After a few years, Enrique found a job in Las Vegas and the family moved again. In Las Vegas, Liliam gave birth to her fourth child, Mary. In 1972, the situation grew worse with Enrique died unexpectedly and left Liliam was a widow at forty years of age. Liliam taught herself how to drive a car, write checks, and worked tirelessly to keep the family together. After a friend introduced Liliam to Tom Hickey, a state legislator, and after a brief courtship they were married in 1981. Within a few years, Liliam became active in politics, running for the State Board of Education. During her time at the State Board of Education, Liliam dedicated herself to helping all children receive a better education in Nevada, not only Hispanics. Liliam worked in a wide array of other community organizations. In the 1970s, she began to work with Circulo Cubano, which later became the Latin Chamber of Commerce, and she would later belong to the National Chamber of Commerce. A longstanding member of the League of Women Voters, Liliam saw the need to get Hispanics more involved in politics in the state. The interview offers the reader a glimpse of the experiences of the Cuban refugee experience in the U.S. in general. Specific to Las Vegas, it provides a rare story of the experiences of early Latinas in the political and economic development of Las Vegas in the last half of the twentieth century. Bibliography <a href="http://d.library.unlv.edu/digital/collection/p17304coll6/id/503/rec/1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Liliam Lujan Hickey, “An Interview with Liliam Lujan Hickey, an Oral History conducted by Layne Karafantis” [transcript], Las Vegas Women Oral History Project (2010), Special Collections and Archives University of Nevada, Las Vegas.</a> <a href="http://d.library.unlv.edu/digital/collection/p17304coll6/id/384" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Liliam Lujan Hickey, “An Interview with Liliam Lujan Hickey, an Oral History conducted by Claytee D. White” [transcript], Latinx Voices of Southern Nevada: Oral History Project (2018), Special Collections and Archives University of Nevada, Las Vegas.</a> insert videos somewhere Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Liliam Hickey Subject The topic of the resource Makers Teaching Modules Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Women in Nevada History: A Legacy Digital Project Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Women's Research Institute of Nevada (WRIN) Relation A related resource <a href="https://d.library.unlv.edu/digital/collection/p17304coll6/search/searchterm/Las%20Vegas%20Women%20Oral%20History%20Project/field/source/mode/exact/conn/and" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Las Vegas Women Oral History Project</a> <a href="https://www.library.unlv.edu/latinx" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Latinx Voices of Southern Nevada Oral History Project</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This resource is available for education and research purposes. 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The text, images, audio and video in this collection are under copyright by different repositories and may not be reproduced without express written consent of the appropriate entities. Community Education Oral History https://mail.makersteachingmodules.sites.unlv.edu/files/original/9f8b6503aee45c7a4b324eafc331fba4.jpeg 8a3f9812b087206c91f0a34e15db66fc Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource MAKERS Masterlist (Alphabetized) Subject The topic of the resource Makers Teaching Modules Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Women in Nevada History: A Legacy Digital Project Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Women's Research Institute of Nevada (WRIN) Person An individual. Work/Contribution (Civil Rights, Education) First Black Teacher in Las Vegas Birth Date 1905 Birthplace Pueblo, Colorado Arrival in Las Vegas 1944 Death Date 1989 Biographical Text Mabel Welch Hoggard was born in Pueblo, Colorado in 1905 to Marshall and Maybelle Welch and raised in Iowa. Her grandmother had been a slave of Colonel Sam Houston; her maternal grandfather was a son of Houston and a Native American woman. Determined to be a teacher, Hoggard attended State Teachers College in Nashville, Tennessee. While on her trip to Nashville, seventeen-year-old Hoggard had her first serious interaction with Southern racism when she boarded a bus and sat in the front only to have the driver yell, “Get to the back, nigger!” The memories of this incident would later fuel her commitment to community activism. Hoggard graduated cum laude from Bluefield State Teacher’s College in West Virginia. She accepted a position as a teaching principal at Delbarton School in Williamson, West Virginia, where she learned the price of standing up for your rights. Threatened by dismissal, thirty-two black schoolteachers were told to kickback part of their salaries to support local authorities’ political campaigns. Hoggard rebelled and lost her job. She eventually found work in an administrative position with the local Public Housing Office. At the close of WWII, Hoggard took the federal government examination for public interviewers and scored in the highest percentile. She was offered a job in California and stopped in Las Vegas to visit family who lived in Carver Park. They went to a banquet at the USO on Jefferson Avenue where she met Father Carmody who persuaded her to stay on as Secretary of the USO. Hoggard then applied to teach at the city’s all black Westside School. In 1946 she was the first black teacher in Las Vegas. Hoggard could not escape the racism of the postwar years that reignited the Civil Rights Movement. Las Vegas was referred to as the Mississippi of the West for its de facto practices of white-only rules. For example, when a national teachers organization held its conference in Las Vegas, black teachers, including Hoggard, were denied admittance because of the hotel’s discriminatory, whites-only policy. Hoggard is recognized for her contributions to the community, especially in education. She was University of Nevada, Las Vegas Distinguished Nevadan, Woman of the Year for numerous clubs, and has received honors from the NAACP, American Red Cross, Zion Methodist Church, Wesleyan Service Guild and the Clark County Classroom Teachers Association. Bibliography For further biographical information: Florence McClure, “Herstory – Mabel Hoggard,” Soroptimist International of Greater Las Vegas Mentor (Winter 1997), 6. Florence McClure Collection, Lied Library, UNLV. Mable and David J. Hoggard, "Mabel and David Hoggard Oral History Interview" condycted by Perry Kaufman" [MP3], Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas (1977), Special Collections and Archivs, University of Nevada, Las Vegas <a href="https://www.library.unlv.edu/speccol/finding-aids/OH-00873.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Guide to the Mabel and David Hoggard oral history interview. Special Collections and Archives. University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Collection # OH-00873.</a> <a href="https://www.library.unlv.edu/speccol/finding-aids/MS-00565.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Guide to the Mabel Hoggard Papers. Special Collections and Archives. University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Collection # MS-00565</a>. <a href="https://www.library.unlv.edu/speccol/finding-aids/OH-00872.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Guide to the J. David Hoggard oral history</a> <a href="https://www.library.unlv.edu/speccol/finding-aids/OH-00872.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">interview. Special Collections and Archives. University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Collection #OH-00872</a>. <a href="https://d.library.unlv.edu/digital/collection/ohr/id/2844" target="_blank" rel="noopener">"Transcript of interviews with J. David Hoggard, Sr. by Claytee D. White and an unnamed interviewer in 1997, 1998, and 1999." African Americans in Las Vegas: a Collaborative Oral History Project. Special Collections and Archives. University of Nevada, Las Vegas</a>. Interviewer The person(s) performing the interview Perry Kaufman Date of Interview February 23, 1977 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mabel Welch Hoggard Subject The topic of the resource Makers Teaching Modules Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Women in Nevada History: A Legacy Digital Project Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Women's Research Institute of Nevada (WRIN) Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This resource is available for education and research purposes. 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The text, images, audio and video in this collection are under copyright by different repositories and may not be reproduced without express written consent of the appropriate entities. Relation A related resource <a href="https://www.library.unlv.edu/speccol/ohrc/projects" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas</a> <a href="http://digital.library.unlv.edu/aae">The African American Experience in Las Vegas</a> Community Education https://mail.makersteachingmodules.sites.unlv.edu/files/original/bbee8709a60e07565a1c7fa56db6bb84.jpeg 1701a34c06292af8fc988e1150bb2ad5 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource MAKERS Masterlist (Alphabetized) Subject The topic of the resource Makers Teaching Modules Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Women in Nevada History: A Legacy Digital Project Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Women's Research Institute of Nevada (WRIN) Person An individual. Work/Contribution Operator of the Four Queens Hotel & Casino Birth Date May 21, 1926 Birthplace St. Paul, Minnesota Arrival in Las Vegas 1973 Death Date Aug. 2, 2009 Biographical Text Jeanne Hood made history in Las Vegas as one of the first women to run a major hotel-casino. She operated the Four Queens from 1977 until 1993 and helped with the revitalization efforts of downtown in the early 1990s. She was born in St. Paul, Minnesota and met her husband, David, at the University of Minnesota. The couple worked summers together at the Old Faithful Inn at Yellowstone National Park, where he was an assistant manager and she a waitress. They later moved to California, and Jeanne managed her first hotel in 1958. The Hoods moved to Las Vegas in 1973, when David became the president of the Four Queens casino on Fremont Street in Las Vegas, then owned by the Hyatt Corporation. Following his unexpected death in 1977, she assumed the role of president. Hyatt formed a subsidiary, Elisnore Corporation to manage its gaming interests, and in 1979, they named Jeanne Hood vice president. During the early 1980s, she oversaw the development of gaming properties for the company in Lake Tahoe, Nevada and Atlantic City, New Jersey. In 1985, Jeanne Hood became president and CEO of Elisnore. She sold the other properties and focused on the Four Queens. In the early 1990s, she worked with Las Vegas Mayor Jan Jones and other casino owners to improve downtown. She left Elisnore in 1993, and went to work for American Vantage Companies as a director and gaming consultant. In 1998, the Nevada Dance Theater named her woman of the year. She also worked with the Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce and the Nevada Resort Association. Jeanne Hood passed away in 2009 in Las Vegas. Bibliography For more information see Jeanne Hood’s oral history: <a href="https://unlv-primo.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/primo-explore/fulldisplay?docid=01UNLV_ALMA21214991090004081&context=L&vid=UNLV&lang=en_US&search_scope=01UNLV_ALMA_LOCATION_UNLS&adaptor=Local%20Search%20Engine&tab=default_tab&query=any,contains,jeanne%20hood" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Adams, Ken and Mary Larson. </a><a href="https://unlv-primo.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/primo-explore/fulldisplay?docid=01UNLV_ALMA21214991090004081&context=L&vid=UNLV&lang=en_US&search_scope=01UNLV_ALMA_LOCATION_UNLS&adaptor=Local%20Search%20Engine&tab=default_tab&query=any,contains,jeanne%20hood" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Whatever Will Help!: A Woman’s Rise to the Top in the Gaming Industry. Reno: University of Nevada Oral History Program, 2006.</a> Digital transcript online through <a href="https://library.unr.edu/oral-history" target="_blank" rel="noopener">University of Nevada-Reno Oral History Collection</a> via <a href="https://archive.org/details/HoodJeanne/page/n2/mode/2up" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Internet Archive</a>. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Jeanne Hood Subject The topic of the resource Makers Teaching Modules Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Women in Nevada History: A Legacy Digital Project Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Women's Research Institute of Nevada (WRIN) Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This resource is available for education and research purposes. This collection is a collaboration and combination of various projects including, but not limited to; the Women in Nevada History: A Legacy Digital Project, the <a href="https://www.library.unlv.edu/speccol/collecting_strengths/nwa" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Nevada Women’s Archives</a>, the <a href="https://www.unlv.edu/wrin/research" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Las Vegas Women Oral History Project</a> and the <a href="http://makersteachingmodules.sites.unlv.edu/makerseries" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Makers: Women in Nevada History Project</a>, a co-production of the <a href="https://www.unlv.edu/wrin" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Women's Research Institute of Nevada</a> and <a href="https://video.vegaspbs.org/show/vegas-pbs-documentaries/collections/makers-women-nevada-history/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">VegasPBS</a>. The text, images, audio and video in this collection are under copyright by different repositories and may not be reproduced without express written consent of the appropriate entities. Relation A related resource <a href="https://library.unr.edu/oral-history" target="_blank" rel="noopener">University of Nevada-Reno Oral History Collection</a> Business Hotel/Gaming https://mail.makersteachingmodules.sites.unlv.edu/files/original/79ff633a6fdb7f666d8fac80e65ecd1c.jpeg 386ac4c3c3e81032ab7b03472cd21abb Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource MAKERS Masterlist (Alphabetized) Subject The topic of the resource Makers Teaching Modules Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Women in Nevada History: A Legacy Digital Project Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Women's Research Institute of Nevada (WRIN) Person An individual. Work/Contribution Dancer and Production Manager Birthplace Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) Arrival in Las Vegas 1959 Interviewer The person(s) performing the interview Joyce Marshall Date of Interview September 26, 1995 Biographical Text Jillian Hrushowy grew up in Southern Rhodesia, now Zimbabwe. She enjoyed a privileged youth in the British colony. Her mother encouraged her to study ballet and she took lessons from an early age. At the age of fifteen, her family sent her to a boarding school in England. At 18, she went to Paris to work as a dancer. The following year, she came to Las Vegas as part of a company hired to appear at the El Rancho Vegas Hotel in a production called La Nouvelle Eve. She and the other dancers lived in bungalows behind the hotel. After leaving the El Rancho, she worked in several other shows, and traveled to Reno and Lake Tahoe. She married and made her home in Las Vegas. She is now the production manager for Legends in Concert at the Imperial Palace Hotel. This interview focuses on the years from Jillian’s arrival in 1959 until she retired from dancing in 1979. It follows her transitions from dancer, to principal dancer to production manager. Photo courtesy of UNLV Special Collections. May not be reproduced without the special permission of UNLV Special Collections. Bibliography <a href="http://d.library.unlv.edu/digital/collection/p17304coll6/id/493" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jillian Hrushowy, “An Interview with Jillian Hrushowy, an Oral History Conducted by Joyce Marshall” [transcript], Las Vegas Women in Gaming and Entertainment Oral History Project (1995), Special Collections and Archives, University of Nevada, Las Vegas.</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Jillian Hrushowy Subject The topic of the resource Makers Teaching Modules Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Women in Nevada History: A Legacy Digital Project Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Women's Research Institute of Nevada (WRIN) Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This resource is available for education and research purposes. This collection is a collaboration and combination of various projects including, but not limited to; the Women in Nevada History: A Legacy Digital Project, the <a href="https://www.library.unlv.edu/speccol/collecting_strengths/nwa" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Nevada Women’s Archives</a>, the <a href="https://www.unlv.edu/wrin/research" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Las Vegas Women Oral History Project</a> and the <a href="http://makersteachingmodules.sites.unlv.edu/makerseries" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Makers: Women in Nevada History Project</a>, a co-production of the <a href="https://www.unlv.edu/wrin" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Women's Research Institute of Nevada</a> and <a href="https://video.vegaspbs.org/show/vegas-pbs-documentaries/collections/makers-women-nevada-history/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">VegasPBS</a>. The text, images, audio and video in this collection are under copyright by different repositories and may not be reproduced without express written consent of the appropriate entities. Relation A related resource <a href="https://d.library.unlv.edu/digital/collection/p17304coll6/search/searchterm/Las%20Vegas%20Women%20in%20Gaming%20and%20Entertainment%20Oral%20History%20Project/field/source/mode/exact/conn/and" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Las Vegas Women in Gaming and Entertainment Oral History Project</a> Arts or Entertainment Oral History Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource MAKERS Masterlist (Alphabetized) Subject The topic of the resource Makers Teaching Modules Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Women in Nevada History: A Legacy Digital Project Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Women's Research Institute of Nevada (WRIN) Person An individual. Work/Contribution First woman elected to the state legislature Bibliography McMenomy, Tammy. “Sadie Dotson Hurst.” Nevada Women’s History Project. Accessed August 8, 2020. <a href="https://www.nevadawomen.org/research-center/biographies-alphabetical/sadie-dotson-hurst/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.nevadawomen.org/research-center/biographies-alphabetical/sadie-dotson-hurst/</a>. (Fix) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Sadie Hurst (Empty) Subject The topic of the resource Makers Teaching Modules Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Women in Nevada History: A Legacy Digital Project Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Women's Research Institute of Nevada (WRIN) Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This resource is available for education and research purposes. This collection is a collaboration and combination of various projects including, but not limited to; the Women in Nevada History: A Legacy Digital Project, the <a href="https://www.library.unlv.edu/speccol/collecting_strengths/nwa" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Nevada Women’s Archives</a>, the <a href="https://www.unlv.edu/wrin/research" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Las Vegas Women Oral History Project</a> and the <a href="http://makersteachingmodules.sites.unlv.edu/makerseries" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Makers: Women in Nevada History Project</a>, a co-production of the <a href="https://www.unlv.edu/wrin" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Women's Research Institute of Nevada</a> and <a href="https://video.vegaspbs.org/show/vegas-pbs-documentaries/collections/makers-women-nevada-history/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">VegasPBS</a>. The text, images, audio and video in this collection are under copyright by different repositories and may not be reproduced without express written consent of the appropriate entities. Politics or law https://mail.makersteachingmodules.sites.unlv.edu/files/original/cfb812554dbffac232e4ddb2f5c2abee.jpeg 18efeed0e1dc274661008fe7398fbcd5 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource MAKERS Masterlist (Alphabetized) Subject The topic of the resource Makers Teaching Modules Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Women in Nevada History: A Legacy Digital Project Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Women's Research Institute of Nevada (WRIN) Person An individual. Work/Contribution Early Las Vegas resident Birth Date September 16, 1910 Birthplace Moche, Italy Arrival in Las Vegas 1912 Interviewer The person(s) performing the interview Gary Gione (1976) Kay Long (1997) Date of Interview February 26, 1976 May 14 and September 1997 Biographical Text In 1912, the Champo family, Jacina and Manuel, along with their baby daughter immigrated to Las Vegas. They lived first at the Union Hotel downtown, at Main and Bridger. The family then bought a ranch three miles south of what is Henderson today. Manuel Champo raised produce and sold it in Las Vegas. In 1918, Stella Champo began attending school at the Las Vegas Grammar School. When in high school, her family paid for her to board with families in town during the week. In 1927, her mother died and Stella decided to quit school. Maude Frazier, the principal at the High School, tried to persuade Stella to stay at school. However, Stella had no more interest in school and at eighteen years old, she started her career as a waitress. Her first job was at a small Italian restaurant at the Union Hotel where she learned the business. She worked as a waitress and cashier and when P.O. Silvagni opened the Apache Hotel at Second and Fremont, she went to work there. Stella continued to work at the Apache until she moved to Los Angeles where she worked as a waitress for eighteen years. Stella married John Iaconis in 1953 and both John and Stella went to work at the Sahara Hotel. Stella was a showroom waitress and John was a tailor with his own valet shop in the Sahara Hotel. Stella worked in a showroom at Sahara for three years because it was physically demanding work. Stella went to work at Larry’s where she stayed for twenty years. Stella continued to live in Las Vegas until her death on January 18, 1998. Photo courtesy of UNLV Special Collections. May not be reproduced without the special permission of UNLV Special Collections. Death Date January 18, 1998 Bibliography <a href="http://d.library.unlv.edu/digital/collection/p17304coll6/id/413" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Stella Iaconis, “An Interview with Stella Iaconis, an Oral History Conducted by Gary Gione” [transcript], Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas (1976), Special Collections and Archives, University of Nevada, Las Vegas.</a> <a href="https://unlv-primo.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/primo-explore/fulldisplay?docid=01UNLV_ALMA21218126060004081&context=L&vid=UNLV&lang=en_US&search_scope=01UNLV_ALMA_LOCATION_UNLS&adaptor=Local%20Search%20Engine&tab=default_tab&query=any,contains,Stella%20Iaconis&offset=0" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Stella Champo Iaconis, “An Interview with Stella Champo Iaconis, an Oral History Conducted by Kay Long” [transcript], Las Vegas Women Oral History Project (1997), Special Collections and Archives, University of Nevada, Las Vegas.</a> <a href="https://www.library.unlv.edu/speccol/finding-aids/MS-00122.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Guide to the Stella Champo Iaconis Papers. Special Collections and Archives. University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Collection # MS- 00122</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Stella Iaconis Subject The topic of the resource Makers Teaching Modules Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Women in Nevada History: A Legacy Digital Project Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Women's Research Institute of Nevada (WRIN) Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This resource is available for education and research purposes. This collection is a collaboration and combination of various projects including, but not limited to; the Women in Nevada History: A Legacy Digital Project, the <a href="https://www.library.unlv.edu/speccol/collecting_strengths/nwa" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Nevada Women’s Archives</a>, the <a href="https://www.unlv.edu/wrin/research" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Las Vegas Women Oral History Project</a> and the <a href="http://makersteachingmodules.sites.unlv.edu/makerseries" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Makers: Women in Nevada History Project</a>, a co-production of the <a href="https://www.unlv.edu/wrin" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Women's Research Institute of Nevada</a> and <a href="https://video.vegaspbs.org/show/vegas-pbs-documentaries/collections/makers-women-nevada-history/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">VegasPBS</a>. The text, images, audio and video in this collection are under copyright by different repositories and may not be reproduced without express written consent of the appropriate entities. Relation A related resource <a href="https://www.library.unlv.edu/speccol/ohrc/projects" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas</a> <a href="https://d.library.unlv.edu/digital/collection/p17304coll6/search/searchterm/Las%20Vegas%20Women%20Oral%20History%20Project/field/source/mode/exact/conn/and" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Las Vegas Women Oral History Project</a> Community Oral History https://mail.makersteachingmodules.sites.unlv.edu/files/original/3012bee9fc0d98b52a194c937d0a8c32.jpg fb7f06dddd37b0f0f5ce59a4f4abea73 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource MAKERS Masterlist (Alphabetized) Subject The topic of the resource Makers Teaching Modules Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Women in Nevada History: A Legacy Digital Project Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Women's Research Institute of Nevada (WRIN) Person An individual. Work/Contribution Adagio Dancer and Co-founder of Nevada Ballet Theatre (Arts/Philanthropist) Birth Date February 26, 1935 Birthplace Piedmont, California Arrival in Las Vegas 1966 Interviewer The person(s) performing the interview Dr. Caryll Batt Dziedziak (1998) Claytee D. White (2014) Date of Interview November 18 & December 14, 1998 March 19, 2014 Biographical Text A passionate and talented performer, Nancy Houssels has left an important mark on the development of arts programs in the Las Vegas valley.Nancy Claire Wallace was born in Piedmont, California in 1935. She started dancing at age of three and spent her youth practicing dance and synchronized swimming. Her passion for performing continued and in 1957 she earned a Bachelor’s degree in Theatre Arts from UCLA.After Nancy obtained her degree she went on the road with the Hollywood Bowl, a local dance troupe. Shortly after joining the Hollywood Bowl she met Francois Szony, who became her dance partner for the next ten years. The pair rehearsed together in New York and then went on to London to perform. The team appeared together across Europe, in places like London, Copenhagen, Paris, Vienna, Rome, and Milan. Upon returning from their successful performances in Europe, Nancy and Francois performed across the United States on stages at Radio City Music Hall, Carnegie Hall, and Madison Square Garden. The pair even appeared on the Ed Sullivan Show. In 1966, the duo came to Las Vegas to work in the growing Las Vegas entertainment industry. Their first job was at the Dunes Hotel in Casino de Paris. Two years later, in 1968, they joined the cast of the Folies Bergere at the Tropicana. Nancy’s time performing at the Tropicana proved short when she left the show to marry the president of the Tropicana Hotel, J. Kell Houssels Jr., in 1970. After she married, Nancy left show business and devoted her efforts to her new family. She had two children and also raised three stepchildren. She continually looked for ways to help her community. She served on many local agencies and boards including Child Haven, the local PBS affiliate, and the UNLV Foundation. She chaired the Nevada State Council of the Arts for seven years and helped establish a Folk Arts program in the state. She has also worked to increase funding for arts organizations. Despite her retirement, Nancy’s passion for dance remained strong and led her to establish the Nevada Dance Theatre in 1972 with Vassili Sulich. Through Nancy’s hard work the Nevada Dance Theatre was able to provide important community service by providing lessons to low-income students from the city. In 1998, the company was renamed the Nevada Ballet Theatre and moved into a new facility in Summerlin and continues to play an important role of outreach and uplift in the city of Las Vegas. Bibliography <a href="http://d.library.unlv.edu/digital/collection/p17304coll6/id/512" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Nancy Houssels, “Nancy Houssels: A Collaborative Memoir, Interviews Conducted by Caryll Batt Dziedziak” [transcript] Las Vegas Women Oral History Project, Series II: Community Builders (1998), Special Collections and Archives University of Nevada, Las Vegas.</a> <a href="https://cdm17304.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/ohi/id/295/rec/1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Nancy Houssels, “An Interview with Nancy Houssels, an Oral History conducted by Claytee D. White” [transcript], West Charleston Neighborhoods: An Oral History Project of Ward 1 (2014), Special Collections and Archives University of Nevada, Las Vegas.</a> <a href="https://www.library.unlv.edu/speccol/finding-aids/MS-00392.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Guide to the Nancy Houssels Collection on the Nevada Dance Theatre. Special Collections and Archives. University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Collection # MS-00392</a> Insert audio clips somewhere Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Nancy Houssels Subject The topic of the resource Makers Teaching Modules Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Women in Nevada History: A Legacy Digital Project Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Women's Research Institute of Nevada (WRIN) Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This resource is available for education and research purposes. This collection is a collaboration and combination of various projects including, but not limited to; the Women in Nevada History: A Legacy Digital Project, the <a href="https://www.library.unlv.edu/speccol/collecting_strengths/nwa" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Nevada Women’s Archives</a>, the <a href="https://www.unlv.edu/wrin/research" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Las Vegas Women Oral History Project</a> and the <a href="http://makersteachingmodules.sites.unlv.edu/makerseries" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Makers: Women in Nevada History Project</a>, a co-production of the <a href="https://www.unlv.edu/wrin" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Women's Research Institute of Nevada</a> and <a href="https://video.vegaspbs.org/show/vegas-pbs-documentaries/collections/makers-women-nevada-history/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">VegasPBS</a>. The text, images, audio and video in this collection are under copyright by different repositories and may not be reproduced without express written consent of the appropriate entities. Relation A related resource <a href="https://d.library.unlv.edu/digital/collection/p17304coll6/search/searchterm/Las%20Vegas%20Women%20Oral%20History%20Project/field/source/mode/exact/conn/and" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Las Vegas Women Oral History Project</a> <a href="https://d.library.unlv.edu/digital/collection/ohi/search/searchterm/West%20Charleston%20Neighborhoods%3A%20An%20Oral%20History%20Project%20of%20Ward%201/field/origin/mode/exact/conn/and" target="_blank" rel="noopener">West Charleston Neighborhoods: An Oral History Project of Ward 1</a> Arts or Entertainment Oral History