Marguerite Gosse

Marguerite Gosse (March 13, 1890–) was a US politician. She was the first woman native to the state to serve in the Nevada Legislature. She was in the Nevada Assembly from 1922 to 1924.[1] In 1922, she became the founder of the Nevada Womans' Party.[2] The following year, she introduced the Nurse Practice Act of Nevada; this legislation provided for Registered Nurses in the state.[3]

Born in Virginia City, Nevada in 1890, her father, Harry Gosse, was the owner of the Riverside Hotel in Reno, Nevada, a member of the Improved Order of Red Men, and a past Past Grand Sachem of the State of Nevada.[4] Her mother was Josephine. She had a brother, Henry.[5] Gosse married Jack Clark who owned gaming and bar interests in Reno.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Moreno, Richard; Barr, Denise; Nevada magazine (30 June 1998). The historical Nevada magazine: outstanding historical features from the pages of Nevada magazine. University of Nevada Press. pp. 128–. ISBN 978-1-890136-06-2. Retrieved 1 March 2012.
  2. ↑ Nevada Historical Society (1977). Nevada Historical Society quarterly. Nevada Historical Society. p. 254. Retrieved 1 March 2012.
  3. ↑ "History of Nursing in Nevada" (PDF). University of Nevada Las Vegas. p. 6. Retrieved 2 March 2012.
  4. ↑ Davis, Samuel Post (1984). The History of Nevada. Nevada Publications. p. 1204. Retrieved 1 March 2012.
  5. ↑ Nevada. Legislature (1921). Appendix to Journals of Senate and Assembly ... of the Legislature. pp. 39–. Retrieved 1 March 2012.
  6. ↑ Kling, Dwayne; Melton, Rollan (30 September 2010). The Rise Of The Biggest Little City: An Encyclopedic History Of Reno Gaming, 1931-1981. University of Nevada Press. pp. 23–. ISBN 978-0-87417-829-6. Retrieved 1 March 2012.


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