Edna Jackson Carver (1868 – June 20, 1954) was an American physician, operator of a health spa at Steamboat Hot Springs, near Reno, Nevada, from 1919 to 1954.
"[3] She was the physician and head chaperone on a film company's publicity train trip in 1915, called the "American Beauty Special"; it ran from Chicago to Los Angeles, filled with beauty contest winners hoping for a screen test in Hollywood.
[6] She drilled deep wells to access additional springs, and welcomed athletes and racehorses for rehabilitation.
[7] In the 1940s, after several fires damaged buildings on the campus of the facility,[8] she worked with architect Paul Revere Williams on a plan for the expansion and modernization of the resort, but that vision was never realized.
[9] Away from Steamboat Springs, Carver was a frequent speaker and leader at the Unity Center church in Reno.