Section Menu
Women of Clark County
Thalia Dondero
1920 - 2016
In 1974, Thalia Dondero became the first woman elected to the Clark County Commission, a position she held for two decades. Dondero accomplished a significant amount during her time on the Commission, including supporting children’s educational programs and advocating for those experiencing homelessness. Previously, Dondero had been actively involved in the Parent Teacher Association through the encouragement of Maude Frazier, who had been the superintendent of Las Vegas schools.
Over the course of her career, Dondero served on the Nevada State Parks Commission, where she worked to expand the state's recreational areas and make them more accessible to the public, and the Nevada System of Higher Education Board of Regents, where she sought to improve higher education in the state. She also supported the preservation of Nevada’s history as a founding member of the Nevada Women’s Archives Advisory Board.
Pictured: Thalia Dondero, 1991. Clark County Museum.
Sources
- “Business Hall of Fame Inductee: Thalia Dondero | Lee Business School | UNLV,” September 11, 2013, https://www.unlv.edu/business/nbhof/thalia-dondero.
- “Thalia Dondero Political Papers (MS - 00345),” UNLV Special Collections Portal, accessed April 16, 2025, https://special.library.unlv.edu/ark:/62930/f1hw2g.
For questions or comments, please reach out to the Clark County Museum at ccmuseum@clarkcountynv.gov.