Background
She was born in Greenwood, Maine.
- Photos
- Works
- Photos
- Works
Nellie Davis
Edit Profile
Career
In 1877 and 1879, Davis was the first woman to report on the state Legislature, which is located in Carson City. Their son, Henry R. Mighels Junior., eventually took over as editor of the Appeal in 1898. Widowed at the age of 35, she hired Samuel Post Davis, of the Virginia Chronicle to be her editor and she served in the role of publisher.
They had two daughters.
In 1897, she was the first woman to report a prize fight (Fitzsimmons/Corbett). Nevada, at the time, being the only state in the United States where prize fighting was legal.
She was also the organizer and first State President of the American Red Cross in Nevada.
