Join iMASTERY™ Radio Network founder and host of The Leah Unlimited Show for a special broadcast on Monday March 12, 2012, 4:00 PM (PST).
On Air guests include Dr. Marlene Adrian, President of Women of Diversity and Professor Emerita University of Illinois (bio). Find out more about Nevada Women's Virtual Center and celebrate limitless living for all women.
The Women's Chamber of Commerce of Nevada is honoring Rose McKinney James with the 5th Annual Pioneer Award at it Annual Women's Hall of Fame event on Friday, March 30th. 2012 inductees for the 7th Annual event include: Gina Robinson-Billups, Kim Amato, Jan Jones, Mary Beth Hartleb, and Vicki Montgomery in the Leadership category. In the Young Professional Leadership category inductees are: Chandler Marrs, Patrice Ross and Tiffannie Bond.
Reservation are required. Find out how to register and for more details go to the Women's Chamber of Commerce of Nevada at http://www.womenschamberofnevada.org/ or call 702 733-3955
Events will be held to introduce these women and share their stories in local communities throughout the year culminating in two October gala events in the Las Vegas Valley and the Reno/Sparks/Carson City area. Archival multimedia recordings will be important products of this Nevada Women's Legacy – 150 Years of Excellence project by providing long-lasting global visibility through the internet and a published Nevada Women's Legacy book.
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Welcome to the Nevada Women's Virtual Center
Our mission is to develop a state-wide, comprehensive, digital media-based website to give visibility to Nevada women and produce a more women-appreciated future.
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To develop a website honoring all women who have influenced the history of Nevada
To use digital media to produce an exciting state-wide permanent archive of Nevada women and their accomplishments and make Nevada women visible
To develop social media networking for the public to learn about Nevada women
To create seminars, forums, webinars and newsletters for dialogue and public communication about Nevada women
To act as a catalyst to enhance communication among women and women’s organizations in the state of Nevada.
As a member of the Las Vegas Media Group, an organization comprised of men and women with a stake and/or an interest in Las Vegas history, I have met some pretty amazing people. I get pretty busy at the monthly meetings as I help coordinate speakers who share their stories to attendees and ensure all is running smoothly, so I rarely have a chance to get to know our members individually. When I do find out the personal histories of our members, I am fascinated and wish to know more about their life and career. Such is the case with Betty Bunch. Betty Bunch is a feisty redhead who just wrote a book about her life as a Las Vegas showgirl. "High Heels and Headdresses: Memoirs of a Vintage Vegas Showgirl" was recently published.
I became aware at some point during our (LVMG) meetings that in a former life Betty was a showgirl, but I never got the chance to ask her about her experiences. I am thrilled I will be able to read all about Betty's life as a showgirl now that she's chronicled it in book form. I am sure after reading it I'll have lots of questions to ask her and for once I'm going to make the time to ask them the next time we share a table for lunch. There are so many people in Las Vegas that have great stories to tell, many of them women who until now, with the creation of the Nevada Women's Virtual Center and the efforts of Women of Diversity Productions, as well as the Nevada Women's Oral History Project at UNLV, have been woefully ignored. Betty will be has been signing copies of her book at several venues throughout the city. Be sure to catch her at one and thank her for sharing her history with us.
