Nevada Legacies
Terry Lee Wells, A True Nevadan
Terry Lee Wells, a True Nevadan
It is fitting that the first legacy entry on the Nevada Women’s History Project Legacy page be that of Terry Lee Wells.
People passing by on South Center Street in Reno, can see the sign on the Terry Lee Wells Nevada Discovery Museum. They might bring their kids for a visit or drop in themselves to view a science exhibit.
Most of them probably don’t know who Terry Lee Wells was or why her name is attached to the Discovery Museum. But those who knew Terry Lee as a child attending Reno schools, or later in life when she devoted much time to philanthropic endeavors, remember a woman who was fun loving, a little outrageous and generous.
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