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Cotton, D. D., 1935-2009
Ethel Dolores "D.D." Cotton was born in Columbus, Ohio on April 15. 1935. Raised in New York City, Cotton arrived in Las Vegas as a dancer in Cab Calloway's traveling production "The Cotton Club." During a period of strained race relations, she stood for equal rights as the first black cocktail waitress on the Strip and one of the first black dealers.
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Daniel, Faye Duncan (1945 December 21-)
Beginning in clerical work at the Nevada Test Site, Daniel rose to become the Assistant Hotel Manager at Union Plaza Hotel and Casino. She established the Hotel Managers Association and the Professional Black Women's Alliance. After leaving the gaming industry, Daniel returned to school to train for a career in education. She worked closely with the Displaced Homemaker Program at the Community College of Southern Nevada and later with Help Centers of Southern Nevada.
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Jacobs, Essie, 1925-1999
Essie Shelton Jacobs (Essie Jean Shelton) was born in Fordyce, Arkansas on July, 11, 1925. Jacobs arrived in Las Vegas 1963 and worked in housekeeping at Aladdin Hotel for twenty-three years. Active in the Culinary Union, she worked as a supervisor and shop steward.
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Orduno, Mary L., 1926-
Mary Lee Orduno (nee Ikard) was born on February 2, 1926 in Kyle, Texas. She moved to Las Vegas, Nevada and worked as a cocktail waitress and married Ralph Orduno in Las Vegas in December 1968.
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