Remembering Selma Bartlett: The woman who helped build Henderson

About this episode

The episode remembers Selma Bartlett's contributions to building Henderson and Nevada State University.

Selma Bartlett made her mark on southern Nevada. When she died recently just before her 98th birthday, she was remembered for doing a lot to build Henderson and Nevada State University.

Topics covered

• Selma Bartlett
• Henderson
• Nevada State University

Keywords

• history
• Nevada
• community

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Henderson, Nevada

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