No Meeting In July
Coming in August
How and where do you start to write your life's memories for your
grandchildren?
Do you write them letters, create poems, make a list or design a dissertation?
On August 11th, join UWG in welcoming two wonderful, local women
politicians who will share their stories about the 'how, when, where
and what' of memoir writing.
UWG Advisor Patty Cafferata and her mom, the Honorable Barbara Vucanovich,
will present how they accomplished the documentation of their pasts
and eventually published Vucanovich' memoirs for friends, family and
fans who enjoy the historical adventures of two female political pioneers.
Cafferata has also published several historical books which will be
available at the meeting.
Currently an attorney, Cafferata was the first woman elected to Constitutional
office in Nevada as state treasurer in 1982. When she was appointed
district attorney of Esmeralda County to fill a vacancy, she became
the only woman and one of only three people to serve as district attorney
of three Nevada counties. Cafferata established the Eastern Slope
Publisher Company to publish short stories which focus on Nevada History.
The company name is patterned after the name of a newspaper that circulated
in Washoe County, Nevada from 1865 to 1868.
Former member of Congress, Barbara Vucanovich, was elected in November
1982 to serve Nevada's 2nd District in Congress and after serving
seven terms in Congress, she retired in 1996. Congresswoman Vucanovich
was the first woman to be elected to a federal office from Nevada.
She was the first Representative for Nevada's 2nd Congressional District,
which encompasses most of the State of Nevada with the exception of
Las Vegas and the town of Henderson.