“The Women Who Saved History”

“The Women Who Saved History” is a monthly 30-60 minute podcast focused on telling the stories of the many women who have dedicated their lives to preserving the history of the Silver State. Currently, there have been 20 women throughout the state that we have identified, including eight deceased women. Many of our historical institutions are the outcome of their work. Acknowledging these women has long been overdue. We are excited to celebrate them and their accomplishments with our first podcast series.

This program is funded in part with support from Nevada Humanities and the National Endowment for the Humanities. In addition, we thank Caesar's Entertainment for their sponsorship of this podcast series. Without these sponsors support, this podcast would not be possible.

Co-host

Su Kim Chung

Su Kim Chung has been immersed in the history of Las Vegas since she began work in the UNLV Libraries’ Special Collections Division in 1999. As head of public services, she is in charge of reference, outreach, and instruction for archival materials on Las Vegas and Southern Nevada history. Chung also serves as curator for Las Vegas and Southern Nevada-related collections on entertainment, LGBT, and women’s history.As part of her work documenting the history of the showgirls and the Las Vegas production show, Chung has conducted oral history interviews of former dancers and showgirls, and moderates panel presentations on the history of the Las Vegas showgirl and production shows as part of the Fishnets and Spotlights series at the Clark County Library. While at the UNLV Libraries, she was twice selected as McPhee Librarian of the Year, and received the service award from the Conference of Intermountain Archivists.

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