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https://makersteachingmodules.sites.unlv.edu/files/original/5655eead079459b944cbf7cfab117925.jpeg 43c9c4af985eb99f1839e7449fe64fb3 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 Scientist, Regent and Legislator Birth Date November 19, 1905 Birthplace Atlanta, Georgia Arrival in Las Vegas 1956 Death Date September 18, 1997 Biographical Text Juanita Greer White earned a doctorate in physical chemistry from Johns Hopkins University in 1929 at a time when women were unwelcome in the scientific professions. She established a career as a professor and researcher before moving to Boulder City in 1955, where her husband Thomas established a surgical practice. She immediately became active in the community and in 1962 voters elected her to the Nevada Board of Regents. In 1971 she was elected to the State Assembly. As a Regent, White was an outspoken supporter of Nevada Southern. When the Southern University Land Foundation proposed acquiring 50 acres for the university, White insisted on the 300 acres that now make up UNLV’s main campus. As part of the 1964 Governor’s Commission on the Status of Women, she strongly advocated for programs that would increase women’s access to higher education in the state. She remained actively involved with UNLV, particularly the biology department, until her death in 1997. The Life Sciences building was renamed as a tribute to her lifetime of service to the sciences, higher education, and the Southern Nevada community. Bibliography Moehring, Eugene. UNLV: A History. Reno: University of Nevada Press, 2007. <a href="https://www.library.unlv.edu/speccol/finding-aids/MS-00254.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Guide to the Juanita Greer White Papers. Special Collections and Archives. University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Collection # MS-00254.</a> <a href="https://www.library.unlv.edu/speccol/finding-aids/PH-00249.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Guide to the Juanita Greer White Photographs. Special Collections and Archives. University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Collection # PH-00249.</a> <a href="https://www.library.unlv.edu/speccol/databases/index.php?coll=photocoll&search_query=flora+dungan&ec=oh,man,unlvarc&recid=326" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Photo Collections Record</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 Juanita Greer White 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. Education Science/Health and Tech.