Empowered: Mayme Stocker

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Mayme Stocker

1875 - 1972

Mayme Stocker, recognized as the first woman to receive a casino gaming license in 1931, moved to Las Vegas with her husband, Oscar, and their children. The family had followed Oscar's railroad jobs around the county before settling in Las Vegas. In 1920, Stocker opened the Northern Club on Fremont Street in downtown Las Vegas, which she later operated with her sons.

Pictured: Mayme Stocker with her daughter-in-law, Mae Pickett Stocker, 1926. Harold Stocker Photograph Collection. UNLV University Libraries Special Collections & Archives.

Sources

Makers Teaching Modules. “Mayme Stocker.” Accessed April 9, 2025. https://makersteachingmodules.sites.unlv.edu/items/show/116.
UNLV Special Collections Portal. “Stocker Family Papers (MS-00154).” Accessed April 9, 2025. https://special.library.unlv.edu/ark:/62930/f1pg7s.

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