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https://makersteachingmodules.sites.unlv.edu/files/original/b7ce3808ddad53bc3959254255fc3a5d.jpeg 699cbbb53e9788c38607a9a6bffcbd52 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 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. 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. Business Politics or law