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Biographies of the women who helped build Nevada. Some were ranchers who organized rodeos or protected the state's wild mustangs. Others were socialites or entertainers who raised funds for new community institutions and social services."--

They came from all points of the compass, these women. Some were married to men who had traveled to Nevada to make a fresh start in life or to maybe strike it rich. Others arrived alone as teachers, miners, or prostitutes. These are the pioneers ... the women who helped to build the Silver State and make Nevada great ...Skirts that Swept the Desert Floor tells the stories of 100 women whose lives shaped the social, cultural, and economic world...

Unforgettable Nevada Women is the Southern Nevada Women's History Project's third volume dedicated to recognizing the contributions of noteworthy Nevada women to the development and enrichment of the Silver State. Through interviews, public records, and private papers shared by friends and family, and collected historical accounts from newspapers and oral histories, volunteers have gathered together these stories of one hundred remarkable wome...