Ranger Roll Call, 1960-1969

The tables below list the women working in uniformed positions from 1960-1969 together with their official titles, dates of employment, and the parks where they worked. Partial information is provided in the hope that others may pick up the research and learn more. The tables are organized by year to illustrate the number of women in uniformed positions each year at individual parks and across the NPS.

All positions were temporary unless annotated with a [P] (for permanent) after the woman’s name. WAE means “when actually employed.” This is generally equivalent to today’s subject-to-furlough positions meaning that the women could be laid off when not needed or she may have only worked part time. "Per diem" positions were paid on a daily basis, without formal appointments.

Note that this article is a work in progress and information will be updated as it becomes available.

1960

Table 1: 1960 Uniformed Women

Name	Park	Dates	Official Title	Comments
Louise Liner	Great Smoky Mountains	Jun-	Temporary Ranger-Naturalist
Lorraine Miles	Yosemite		Seasonal Ranger-Naturalist
Dulce “Dee” Dodgen	Saguaro	Nov-Dec	Museum Aide	Newspaper photo shows she wore a uniform. Reports she was the only woman “museum aide” in the NPS
Katherine “Kathy” Koverman	Grand Canyon	Jun-?	Seasonal Ranger-Naturalist
Judy Franklin	Grand Canyon	Jun-Aug	Seasonal Ranger-Naturalist	See also 1959
Viola V. Shannon	Carlsbad Caverns		Park Guide	Worked from 1941-May 1968 in various positions
Olive M. "Johnny" Johnson	Carlsbad Caverns

1961

Table 2: 1961 Uniformed Women

Name	Park	Dates	Official Title	Comments
Louise Liner	Great Smoky Mountains	Jun-	Temporary Ranger-Naturalist
Lorraine Miles	Yosemite		Seasonal Ranger-Naturalist
Dulce “Dee” Dodgen	Saguaro	Jan-	Museum Aide	Still working as of Feb. See also 1960
Suzanne Twight	Crater Lake		Temporary Ranger-Naturalist	Father was a state park ranger and brother was an NPS ranger
Maude Harriott	Everglades		Information Receptionist	Wore a uniform in this position. Began working at the park in 1954 as a secretary
Katherine “Kathy” Koverman	Grand Canyon	Jun-?	Seasonal Ranger-Naturalist	Married subdistrict ranger Robert Heyder in February 1962. They moved to Chaco Canyon for his job after the wedding
Doris Gitzinger	Grand Canyon	Jun-Sep 11	Seasonal Ranger-Naturalist
Viola V. Shannon	Carlsbad Caverns		Park Guide	Worked from 1941-May 1968 in various positions
Mary B. Weatherwax	Roosevelt-Vanderbilt		Ranger-Historian?	Photo of her in uniform. In 1961 she received 10-year service pin.
Judith Rhodes	Independence	?-Dec	Historian Guide	Photo of her in uniform. One of first 4 women guides at the park to work year round as a guide
Margaret "Peg" C. Ciborowski	Independence	?-Dec	Historian Guide	Photo of her in uniform. One of first 4 women guides at the park to work year round as a guide
Ruth Noble Friday	Independence	?-Dec	Historian Guide	Photo of her in uniform. One of first 4 women guides at the park to work year round as a guide
Joan Riley Emery	Independence	?-Dec	Historian guide	Photo of her in uniform. One of the first 4 women at the park to work year round as a guide

1962

Table 3: 1962 Uniformed Women.

Name	Park	Dates	Official Title	Comments
Louise Liner	Great Smoky Mountains	Jun-	Temporary Ranger-Naturalist
Mary Jeannette Ward [Karraker]	Everglades	Jun-?	Temporary Ranger-Naturalist	Married assistant park naturalist Dave Karraker in Denver 9/22/1962
Gale Zimmer	Everglades	May-	Temporary Ranger-Naturalist	Reinstated this year. Passed Civil Service exam and became permanent in October
Maude Harriott	Everglades	May-	Park Guide	Reclassified from an information receptionist
Suzanne Twight	Crater Lake		Temporary Ranger-Naturalist	See also 1961
Mitsuko T. Shikuma	Hawaii		Information Receptionist	Photo of her in uniform
Beatrice Lunt	Colonial			Photo of her in uniform
Viola V. Shannon	Carlsbad Caverns		Park Guide	Worked from 1941-May 1968 in various positions
Ruth Noble Friday	Independence		Historian Guide	Still working at the park in June

1963

Table 4: 1963 Uniformed Women

Name	Park	Dates	Official Title	Comments
Louise Liner	Great Smoky Mountains	Jun-	Temporary Ranger-Naturalist
Bebe Midgette	Cape Hatteras
Gale Zimmer	Everglades		Ranger-Naturalist
Maude Harriott	Everglades		Park Guide
Barbara A. Sorrill	Colonial	Sept-Dec?	Historian (Trainee)
Barbara Ann Lund	Lava Beds	Summer?	Seasonal Ranger-Naturalist	Ornithologist by training
Barbara Ann Lund	Saguaro	By at least Sep	Ranger Naturalist (trainee)	Only uniformed woman on staff
Carole Scanlon	Independence		Park Guide
Carroll Ann Hodges	Grand Canyon	Jun-Sep	Seasonal Ranger-Naturalist	Became an assistant regional geologist for USGS in 1984
Lollie Kline	Grand Canyon	Jun-	Seasonal Ranger-Naturalist	Previously worked at Carlsbad Caverns and Death Valley
Elaine Hounsell	Grand Canyon	Jun-	Seasonal Ranger-Naturalist
Pat World	Grand Canyon	Jun-Sep 9	Seasonal Ranger-Naturalist
Pat World	Navajo	Sep-Dec	Seasonal Ranger-Naturalist	Newspaper article reports that she also worked at Joshua Tree
Janet M. Harvey	Badlands		Ranger-Naturalist
Viola V. Shannon	Carlsbad Caverns		Park Guide	Worked from 1941-May 1968 in various positions
E. Elaine Russell Clark	Andrew Johnson		Park Guide	Photo of her in uniform
Camille Elias				Photo of her in uniform
Mitsuko T. Shikuma	Hawaii		Information Receptionist	Photo of her in uniform

1964

Table 5: 1964 Uniformed Women

Name	Park	Dates	Official Title	Comments
Mary Dast	Glacier		Temporary Ranger-Naturalist	Newspaper reports her as the first woman naturalist at Glacier. See also 1968
Ruth Mendlen	Everglades		Park Guide	Promoted from a GS-4 to a GS-5 in June
Victoria Sullivan	Everglades	-Jul	Temporary Ranger-Naturalist	Resigned in July to travel Western USA before starting graduate school in the fall
Anne L. Bowes	Everglades		Temporary Ranger-Naturalist	Photo of her in uniform
Sandy Reinholtz	Grand Teton	May-?	Temporary Ranger-Naturalist	Initially not hired due to lack of housing but then park rented a mobile home for her
Maude Harriott	Everglades		Park Guide?
Gale Zimmer	Everglades	May-	Ranger-Naturalist
Barbara A. Sorrill	Colonial	Jan-Sep	Historian (trainee)	One of the first two women to attend the NPS Albright Training Center
Barbara A. Sorrill	Stones River	Sep-Dec	Historian
Barbara Ann Lund	Saguaro	Jan-Dec	Ranger-Naturalist	One of the first two women to attend the NPS Albright Training Center
Carole Scanlon	Independence		Park Guide
Marjorie Gough	Grand Canyon	Jul-	Seasonal Ranger-Naturalist
Pat World	Grand Canyon		Seasonal Ranger-Naturalist
Louise Bennett	Natchez Trace Parkway		Seasonal Park Ranger?
Viola V. Shannon	Carlsbad Caverns		Park Guide	Worked from 1941-May 1968 in various positions
Mitsuko T. Shikuma	Hawaii		Information Receptionist	Photo of her in uniform

1965

Table 6: 1965 Uniformed Women

Name	Park	Dates	Official Title	Comments
Charlene O’Dell	White Sands		Information Receptionist?	Newspaper notes that she was “the first young woman to wear the Park Service uniform for a number of years at White Sands.” Left to attend the University of New Mexico
Ruth Medlin	Everglades		Ranger-Naturalist
Maude Harriott	Everglades		Park Guide?
Mary Dast	Glacier		Temporary Ranger-Naturalist
Gale Zimmer	Everglades	May-		She eventually becomes permanent
Barbara A. Sorrill	Stones River	Jan-Jun	Historian	Left the NPS
Barbara Ann Lund	Saguaro	Jan-Dec	Ranger-Naturalist
Sue Jane Kerbin	Roosevelt-Vanderbilt	June-?	Seasonal Park Guide	Attends NPS Albright Training Center in 1966
Doris Lou Raby	Roosevelt-Vanderbilt	June-?	Seasonal Park Guide	Fisk University student
Carole Scanlon	Independence		Park Guide	Did a detail at the White House during the summer
Laura T. Sells	Independence		Park Guide	Did a detail at the White House during the summer
Doris I. Omundson	Point Reyes		Seasonal Ranger-Naturalist
Dorothy Shally	Grand Canyon		Seasonal Ranger-Naturalist	Went on to a 25-year NPS career at Grand Canyon, Badlands, and Death Valley. Married in 1975 to become Dorothy Charles
Viola V. Shannon	Carlsbad Caverns		Park Guide	Worked from 1941-May 1968 in various positions
Mitsuko T. Shikuma	Hawaii		Information Receptionist	Photo of her in uniform

1966

Table 7: 1966 Uniformed Women

Name	Park	Dates	Official Title	Comments
Margaret L. Hayes	Colonial (Jamestown)		Temporary Park Ranger	Newspaper reports that she was part of the protection force but “takes no police action”
Joan Devereaux	Glacier		Temporary Ranger-Naturalist	Received an award for leading visitors to safety after a bear attack
Patty Hackett	Yellowstone		Temporary Ranger-Naturalist	Newspaper says she was the first at Yellowstone but that is incorrect. Married a ranger in 1967
Maude Harriott	Everglades		Park Guide?
Mary Dast	Glacier		Temporary Ranger-Naturalist
Harriet M. Marble	Glacier		Temporary Ranger-Naturalist
Betty Everett	Glacier		Temporary Ranger-Naturalist	Everitt?
Linda Ann Flueckinger	Glacier		Temporary Ranger-Naturalist	Became a geologist
Sue Jane Kerbin	Roosevelt-Vanderbilt		Temporary Ranger-Historian
Mary S. Fordharn	Roosevelt-Vanderbilt		Temporary Ranger-Historian
Alice M. Terrell	Roosevelt-Vanderbilt		Temporary Ranger-Historian
Gale Zimmer	Everglades	May-	Ranger-Naturalist
Barbara Ann Lund	Saguaro or Zion?	Jan-Dec	Ranger-Naturalist	Not sure when she transferred to Zion
Carole Scanlon	Independence		Park Guide
Doris I. Omundson	Point Reyes		Seasonal Ranger-Naturalist
Dorothy Shally	Grand Canyon	Jun-Sep	Seasonal Ranger-Naturalist	Worked several seasons
Marjorie Gough	Grand Canyon	Jun-	Seasonal Ranger-Naturalist
Sara Warren	Grand Canyon	Jun-	Seasonal Ranger-Naturalist
“Mrs. Arnold Mendenhall”	Grand Canyon	Jun-	Seasonal Fire Control Aid	Worked with her husband
Sylvia Tidwell	Grand Canyon	Jun-Sep	Seasonal Information Receptionist	Later works at Zion (see below)
Linda Rolfe	Grand Canyon	Jun-	Seasonal Typist	Later becomes a naturalist
Jeanne Rolle	Washington, DC		Seasonal Park Guide	See also 1967
Viola V. Shannon	Carlsbad Caverns		Park Guide	Worked from 1941-May 1968 in various positions
Marie K. Absalon	Morristown			Photo of her in uniform
Mitsuko T. Shikuma	Hawaii		Information Receptionist	Photo of her in uniform

1967

Table 8: 1967 Uniformed Women

Name	Park	Dates	Official Title	Comments
Elaine Hounsell	Petrified Forest		Temporary Ranger-Naturalist?	First woman to wear the NPS uniform at PEFO since it was established in 1906. She was already seasonal naturalist at Bandelier, Death Valley, Grand Canyon and Mt. Rainier
Patricia Post	Grand Canyon	June-Sep	Clerk-Cashier	First woman to work at the park’s entrance station. Wore uniform. College sophomore
Linda Rolf	Grand Canyon	?-Sep	Clerk-Cashier	Assumed to wear a uniform like Patricia Post
Kathleen Bents	Grand Canyon	Jun-Sep	Seasonal Information Receptionist
Barbara Williamson	Grand Canyon	Jun-?	Seasonal Naturalist and Fire Control Aid	Worked with her husband Kenneth Williamson
Dorothy Shally	Grand Canyon	Feb-Oct	Seasonal Ranger-Naturalist	Worked winter at Death Valley
Birdie Board	Grand Canyon	?-Oct	Seasonal Charwoman	See also 1968
Maude Harriott	Everglades		Park Guide?
Gale Zimmer	Everglades	May-	Ranger-Naturalist
Barbara A. Lund	Zion		Ranger-Naturalist
Roberta Seibel	Glacier		Temporary Ranger-Naturalist
Joan Devereaux Watson	Glacier		Temporary Ranger-Naturalist
Rebecca Price	Glacier		Temporary Ranger-Naturalist
Sue Jane Kerbin	Roosevelt-Vanderbilt		Historian
Julia R. Holmaas	Carlsbad Caverns
Susan Cowles	Carlsbad Caverns
Carole Scanlon	Independence		Park Guide
Doris I. Omundson	Point Reyes		Ranger-Naturalist
Dorothy Shally	Death Valley	Nov-	Seasonal Ranger-Naturalist	Worked summer at Grand Canyon
Barbara Hughes	Death Valley	Nov-
Sandy Goodwin	Death Valley	Nov-
Charlotte Shoshone	Death Valley	Nov-
Carla Block	Death Valley		Seasonal Ranger-Naturalist	Was still working as a naturalist at the park in 1972
Jeanne Rolle	The House Where Lincoln Died		Seasonal Park Guide	Ford's Theatre
Viola V. Shannon	Carlsbad Caverns		Park Guide	Worked from 1941-May 1968 in various positions
Janet K. Seapker	White House
Mitsuko T. Shikuma	Hawaii		Information Receptionist	Photo of her in uniform

1968

Table 9: 1968 Uniformed Women

Name	Park	Dates	Official Title	Comments
Mrs. Martin	Everglades		Temporary Ranger-Naturalist
Betty Everitt	Glacier		Temporary Ranger-Naturalist
Elaine Hounsell	Glacier		Temporary Ranger-Naturalist
Roberta Seibel	Glacier		Temporary Ranger-Naturalist
Joan Devereaux Watson	Glacier		Temporary Ranger-Naturalist
Rebecca Price	Glacier		Temporary Ranger-Naturalist
Mary Dast Bick	Glacier		Temporary Ranger-Naturalist	See also 1964
Maude Harriott	Everglades		Park Guide?
Gale Zimmer Belinsky	Everglades	Jan-Aug	Ranger-Naturalist	Resigned in mid-August when she married. Became naturalist at a nature center
Barbara A. Lund	Zion		Ranger-Naturalist
Sue Jane Kerbin	Roosevelt-Vanderbilt		Historian
Sally Anne Zart	Jefferson National Expansion Memorial	Jan-Oct	Historian
Sally Anne Zart	Fort Donalson	Oct-Dec	Historian	First woman historian assigned to the park
Kathleen L. Dilonardo			Historian
Karen L. Lundquist			Archeologist
Shirley A. Keathley	Stones River		Historian	Attended NPS Albright Training Center
Loretta L. Schmidt			Historian	Attended NPS Albright Training Center
Kathleen M. Catalano			Historian	Attended NPS Albright Training Center
Carole Scanlon	Independence		Park Guide
Doris I. Omundson	Point Reyes		Ranger-Naturalist
Patricia Post	Grand Canyon		Seasonal Clerk-Cashier	See also 1966
Linda Rolf	Grand Canyon		Seasonal Clerk-Cashier	See also 1966. Assumed to wear a uniform like Patricia Post
Kathleen Dannreuther	Grand Canyon		Seasonal Clerk-Cashier	Assumed to wear a uniform like Patricia Post
Dorothy Mullens	Grand Canyon		Seasonal Clerk-Cashier
Birdie Board	Grand Canyon		Seasonal Charwoman
Jewel Smith	Grand Canyon		Seasonal Charwoman
Jo Allyn Miller	Grand Canyon		Seasonal Ranger-Naturalist
Martha Engbarth	Grand Canyon	Jun-Dec	Seasonal Ranger-Naturalist	See also 1969
Susan Brandt	Grand Canyon	Jun-Sep	Seasonal Ranger-Naturalist
Lois Bleicher	Grand Canyon	Jun-Sep	Seasonal Ranger-Naturalist
Larson, Jean	Grand Canyon	Jun-	Seasonal Fire Control Aid	Together with her husband Bill. In 1969 they were at Yosemite
Viola V. Shannon	Carlsbad Caverns	Jan-May	Supervisory Park Guide	Worked from 1941-May 1968 in various positions
Marion Riggs	Walnut Canyon		Archeologist	Photo of her in uniform
Mitsuko T. Shikuma	Hawaii		Information Receptionist	Photo of her in uniform

1969

Table 10: 1969 Uniformed Women

Name	Park	Dates	Official Title	Comments
Linda L. Burroughs	Acadia	Jul?-	Temporary Park Ranger?	Newspaper described her as “first woman ranger at Acadia’s Hull Office”
Betty Everitt	Glacier		Temporary Ranger-Naturalist	See also 1968
Elaine Hounsell	Glacier		Temporary Ranger-Naturalist	See also 1968
Roberta Seibel	Glacier		Temporary Ranger-Naturalist	See also 1968
Joan Devereaux Watson	Glacier		Temporary Ranger-Naturalist	See also 1966 and 1968
Rebecca Price	Glacier		Temporary Ranger-Naturalist	See also 1968
Patricia Embry	Glacier		Temporary Ranger-Naturalist
Pamela Hallock	Glacier		Temporary Ranger-Naturalist
Pocahontas Simpkins	Glacier		Temporary Ranger-Naturalist
Sylvia Tidwell	Zion		Temporary Ranger-Naturalist
Tamsen Nichols	Zion		Temporary Ranger-Naturalist
Virginia Casuse	Zion		Park Guide?
Caroline Holliday	Zion		Park Guide?
Unidentified	Zion		Park Guide?	Newspaper account says there were 6 women naturalists and park guides
Barbara A. Lund	Zion	Jan-Apr	Ranger-Naturalist	In April 1970 she transferred to Sanford Recreation Area (later Lake Meredith NRA)
Maude Harriott	Everglades		Park Guide	Was still working for the park in the mid 1970s
Sue Jane Kerbin	Roosevelt-Vanderbilt		Historian	Becomes Sue Jane Evans in January 1970
Shirley A. Keathley	Stones River		Historian	Continued at least to/ through 1970
Ernestine V. Escalante	Tuzigoot		Archeologist	Referred to as a naturalist in later newspaper articles from the early 1970s
Helen D. Lindsley	Yellowstone		Park Technician	Trained in CA as policewoman
Elizabeth “Betty” H. Knight	Grand Teton		Park Technician	Attended the NPS Albright Training Center; left GRTE in 1972 for a ranger position at Sagamore Hill
Carole Scanlon	Independence		Park Guide	Attended the NPS Albright Training Center
Doris I. Omundson	Point Reyes		Ranger-Naturalist	Goes on to become chief naturalist at Muir Woods and then superintendent at John Muir NHS
Martha Engbarth Adkisson	Grand Canyon	Apr-?	Intermittent Ranger-Naturalist	Married Kenneth Adkisson (also a seasonal naturalist). He gets full time; she is intermittent. In 1970 they move to Chaco Canyon for his job
Susan Brandt	Grand Canyon	Jun-Sep 1	Seasonal Ranger-Naturalist
Jo Allyn Miller	Grand Canyon	Jun-Sep 2	Seasonal Ranger-Naturalist
Dorothy Shally	Grand Canyon	June-Sep 2	Seasonal Ranger-Naturalist
Connie Clark	Grand Canyon	?-Sep 20	Seasonal Ranger-Naturalist?	Worked for the Grand Canyon Natural History Association in 1967
Eleanor Suazo	Grand Canyon	Feb-?	Information Receptionist	Only worked two days a week
Marion Riggs	Walnut Canyon		Archeologist	Photo of her in uniform
Mitsuko T. Shikuma	Hawaii		Information Receptionist	Promoted to park technician in 1970. Retired from NPS in 1982

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