Ford, Jean, 1929-1998

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Former Nevada State Senator, educator, and consultant.

From the description of Women in politics collection, 1970-1992. (University of Nevada, Reno). WorldCat record id: 27985282

Jean Ford (1929-1998) served in the Nevada assembly (Republican) representing Clark County, 1972-1976; and as state senator (Democrat) from 1977-1982. She was director of the Nevada Office of Community Services, 1985-1989, and operated several consulting and tour businesses. Ford was program coordinator and instructor of the Women's Studies Program at the University of Nevada, Reno, from 1991-1995; project surveyor of the Nevada Women's Archives Project, 1992-1996; compiler of Nevada women's history: a guide to archives and manuscripts in Nevada repositories, 1998; and co-founder of the Nevada Women's History Project, 1996.

From the description of Papers, 1949-1998. (University of Nevada, Reno). WorldCat record id: 40769082

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Role Title Holding Repository
referencedIn Ford, Jean. Jean Ford Collection. University of Nevada, Las Vegas Libraries
creatorOf Lange, Ted, 1948-. Tut, tut, tut, my good man / by Ted Lange and Jean Ford. Ohio State University Libraries
creatorOf Nevada. Legislature. Senate. Government Affairs 1979. Minutes, government affairs. Typescript. 1979. Nevada State Library, Archives, and Public Records, Nevada State Library
referencedIn Governor's Conference on the Future of Libraries (1990 : Las Vegas, Nev.). Governor's Conference on the Future of Libraries records, 1989-1990. Nevada State Historical Society
creatorOf Ford, Jean. Women in politics collection, 1970-1992. University of Nevada, Reno, Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center
creatorOf University of Nevada, Reno. Radio-Television Center. Nevada decisions '76, 1976 [sound recording]. University of Nevada, Reno, Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center
creatorOf Ford, Jean. Papers, 1949-1998. University of Nevada, Reno, Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center
creatorOf Reno Women's Network. Records, June, 1981. University of Nevada, Reno, Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center
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associatedWith Bryan, Richard H. person
associatedWith Ford family. family
associatedWith Ford, Jean. person
associatedWith Governor's Conference on the Future of Libraries (1990 : Las Vegas, Nev.) corporateBody
associatedWith Greenspan, Hank, 1909- person
associatedWith Jean Ford Associates. corporateBody
associatedWith Jean Ford Company. corporateBody
associatedWith Lange, Ted, 1948- person
associatedWith League of Women Voters of Nevada. corporateBody
associatedWith Nevada Discovery Tours (Firm) corporateBody
associatedWith Nevada. Judicial Assessment Commission. corporateBody
associatedWith Nevada. Legislature. Senate. Government Affairs 1979. corporateBody
associatedWith Nevada. Office of Community Services. corporateBody
associatedWith Reno-Tahoe Company. corporateBody
correspondedWith Reno Women's Network. corporateBody
associatedWith University of Nevada, Reno. Radio-Television Center. corporateBody
associatedWith Women Executives in State Government. corporateBody
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West (U.S.)
Nevada
Nevada
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Businesswomen
Court administration
Tourism
Women
Women
Women executives
Women government executives
Women's studies
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Birth 1929

Death 1998

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