INTERVIEWS AND NARRATIVES
DOROTHY
EISENBERG
Dorothy Eisenberg joined the League of Women Voters in 1964,
the year after arriving in Las Vegas from Philadelphia, PA.
The League felt like a "home" to Dorothy, and Jean Ford was
already one of the officers in the League, presenting committee
work and getting women involved.
Dorothy
learned from Ford the value of "doing your homework"
before speaking on a subject. When Jean Ford decided to run
for office, she tapped Dorothy to become her fundraiser. Dorothy
believes that Ford "saw something in me that I didn't realize
myself". Dorothy became the Chair of the Finance Committee
for Jean Ford's election.
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Dorothy refers to Ford's first run for office as a Republican.
Women wanted to help and they got a lot of grief from
the Democratic Party because Democratic women were helping
a Republican get elected. (Las Vegas, Nevada; August 22,
2001)
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Ford taps Dorothy as her fundraiser. Ford does this to
other women who didn't realize their own capabilities.
(Las Vegas, Nevada; August 22, 2001)
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Ford's intellectual ability didn't allow her to be the
warmest person in the world. Ford's organizational skills
were amazing. (Las Vegas, Nevada; August 22, 2001)
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Dorothy refers to Ford making women feel they had power,
she showed women they were more than housewives, that
those skills were useful in many other ways. (Las Vegas,
Nevada; August 22, 2001)
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Dorothy tells a story about her insecurities in front
of people and Ford tells her all women feel that way,
to accept a gift and stop feeling unworthy of it. (Las
Vegas, Nevada; August 22, 2001)
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Dorothy refers to the last time she visited with Ford,
at Renee Diamond's home and how they all came to terms
with Ford's impending death. (Las Vegas, Nevada; August
22, 2001)
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