b'NEVADA COUNTYCover Photo byKristofer B. Wakefield Welcome to Nevada County Business FOCUS. Were very proud to celebrate the 100th Cover Inset Photos anniversary of the 19th Amendment granting women the right to vote. At the same time, weby Trina Kleist offer in-depth, personalized features that we hope you will find helpful and enlightening. Enjoy! featuresSheriff Shannan Moon and County100th Anniversary of 19th Amendmentby Judith Hurley Prosser 6Executive Alison Lehman are the firstNevada Countys surprising connectionwomen to occupy their posts in NevadaAlison Lehmanby Trina Kleist 12Countys history. They stand on the shoulders of women who, for moreNevada Countys First Woman Executive Officerthan 150 years, have fought for an equalAlways on the Front Linesby Trina Kleist 14place in government, business, civilMila Johansen publishes book about her suffragist grandmothersociety and at the ballot box.Shannan Moonby Trina Kleist . 16Publisher: Cheryl A. Maxwell Nevada Countys First Woman SheriffFeatures & Business Stories: Trina Kleist Legacy Enterprise Embraces a New Generationby Trina Kleist 20Design & Production: Sandy Griffith Grass Valley Sign Co. cultivates a new ownerAd Sales: Judith Hurley Prosser, Jodi Wilson & Cheryl Maxwell Nevada County Media .23Highest Health Collective 252020-21 Maxwell Publishing. All Rights Reserved. No part of this publication may be used in any way without theHola! Tortillas .26written permission of the publisher. Maxwell Publishing, 101 W. McKnight Way, Ste. B-118, Grass Valley, CA 95949,Nightingale Farms .29MaxwellPublishingCompany.com. Directory Listings .3019th Amendment Centennialam so excited about this edition of Nevada County Business Focus. In it, we celebrate the 100th anniversary of the 19th AmendmenttotheUnitedStatesConstitution,granting women the right to vote. First introduced into Congress in 1878,(Library of Congress)the amendment was adopted on Aug. 26, 1920, after being ratified by 36 states. Ellen Clark Sargent, a Nevada City suffragist, proved instrumental in starting that effort (see her story on page 6).A woman who shaped me and my view of theSuffrage hike, lead by General Rosalie Jones (1883-1978) world is my grandmother. She and her family lived inTE and ColonelIda Craft (1861-1947)from New York to Asti, part of Italys wine country. But when the fascistW O Washington, D.C. for the March 3, 1913 National American OV Woman Suffrage Association parade.dictator Benito Mussolini occupied the province, theyMTOENS RIGHTbought Uncle Nino out of Mussolinis army, left theirof community and the value of collaboration. Also, take home and vineyards, and emigrated to America. a look at our Q & A profiles of Women Business Owners. These Nana always encouraged me to keep up with current politicalwomen are both capable entrepreneurs and great role models for events so I would be educated on the issues and informed when Ithe young people growing up here.was old enough to vote. I voted for the first time in 1972, the firstI hope you also will enjoy reading about the historic women year in which 18-year-olds shared the franchise. Nana said votingof Nevada County, who shared in the four-decade fight to enact is not a privilege, but a duty. If we fail to vote, she warned, whatthe 19th Amendment. Their stories are rich with local history and happened in Italy and Germany could happen to us here, as well. images. I know you will learn some surprising details about our With strong and visionary women like my Nana and Ellen Clarklocal suffragists.Sargent in mind, we celebrate in this issue the women of western Nevada County who have led in the past and who lead today. Our feature articles profile a few of the many women who guide ourCheryl A. Maxwell, Publishercommunitys civic and economic life today. Youll see repeated themes of the special qualities that women bring to their work,MAXWELL PUBLISHING, publisher of Nevada County Business including empathy, the embrace of family, the importanceFocus, 50+ Senior Resources and Grass Valley Area Map4Business 2020'