New book details 13 Nevada pioneer women who broke from convention and includes profie of the Daughters in Nevada.”In her new book, “More than Petticoats: Remarkable Nevada Women” ($10.95, The Globe Pequot Press), Cleere shares stores of 13 fascinating women from Nevada’s past.”
Most nuns of that time “stayed behind their cloistered walls and waited for individuals to come to them,” Cleere said.
The Daughters of Charity, in contrast, “hit the streets of Virginia City running,” she noted. “They went out and found people who needed assistance.”
