Monday, April 22, 2013

Nelye Strong


In 1968, Nelye Strong became Kentucky’s first female automobile inspector, breaking into a male-dominated field.  She is working in the Charlie Sturgill Motor Company and was an experienced mechanic who at one pointed owned an interest in her own garage.


-John C. Wyatt Lexington Herald-Leader photographs

2013 Women's History Month exhibit by Deirdre Scaggs

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