https://makersteachingmodules.sites.unlv.edu/files/original/eab968e1b9cc82fbe5621f19a2c459f3.jpeg cedb6f6d97ddcf3dbe1bdd9fb8cbbdca 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 Journalist and civil rights activist Birth Date March 18, 1911 Birthplace Henderson, Kentucky Arrival in Las Vegas 1954 Death Date September 29, 2010 Interviewer The person(s) performing the interview Claytee D. White Date of Interview February 17, 1997 Biographical Text Alice Key made contributions to the state of Nevada as a journalist, community activist, and political leader. She was the co-host of the first all-black television talk show in Las Vegas and was active in fighting for civil rights in Nevada and California.Alice was born in Henderson, Kentucky on March 18, 1911. As a young child, she moved to Riverside, California with her mother and the family of her uncle’s wife. She finished high school in Riverside and then went to UCLA to pursue a degree in Journalism. Her mother managed a coffee shop near the famous Club Alabam in central L.A. Key met a girl there who worked at the Cotton Club who eventually persuaded her to dance at the club, too. She left school and danced for the next five years. Her career as a dancer took her to New York where she worked at the Ubangi Club and later she spent six months in Europe touring with the Cotton Club Show.In 1943, Key ended her dancing career and started working as a writer for a black newspaper, the Los Angeles Tribune. In 1954, she moved to Las Vegas to take a job working for the Las Vegas Voice. Not long after her arrival, she and Bob Bailey started the first all-black television talk show in Las Vegas, “Talk of the Town”, which lasted for several months. In the 1960s, Key became the public relations manager for the Nevada Committee for the Rights of Women, which promoted education about birth control and fought for reforms to the abortion laws in Nevada. After that position, she worked for the Economic Opportunity Board until 1971. In 1983, Governor Richard Bryan named Key Deputy Commissioner of Labor, a position she held for ten years. She also involved herself in political campaigns, the NAACP, and founded the Barbara Jordan Democratic Women’s Club. Since retiring from public services, Key worked to preserve the history of black Las Vegas through the Moulin Rouge Preservation Association and the Black History Society, Inc. Alice Key continued to reside in Las Vegas until her death. Her dedication to equality and commitment to her community helped to lower barriers faced by women and African Americans in Nevada. Bibliography <a href="https://cdm17304.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/ohr/id/1/rec/1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Alice Key, “An Interview with Alice Key, an Oral History conducted by Claytee D. White” [transcript], Las Vegas Women Oral History Project (1997), 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 Alice Key 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> <a href="http://digital.library.unlv.edu/aae" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The African American Experience in Las Vegas</a> Activist Arts or Entertainment Journalist Oral History