Dana Bennett is both a historical Nevada researcher and author. Among Dana’s many accolades, she became the first woman to head of the Nevada Mining Association. Currently the editor of the Northeastern Nevada Historical Society Quarterly and owner of Midas Strategies, a boutique research firm., her interests include history of women in Nevada politics, state policies, and history of the Nevada State Legislature. She is the author of A Century of enthusiasm: Midas, Nevada, 1907-2007.
Dana Bennett was interviewed on December 3, 2023, by the Nevada Women’s History Project. This video was funded by the Estelle J. Kelsey Foundation.