Iowa. General Assembly. House of Representatives
Found in 130 Collections and/or Records:
Elizabeth Shaw papers
Iowa state legislator from 1967 to 1977.
Arrangement
Topical files, arranged alphabetically, boxes 1-22; correspondence, boxes 23-30.
Gertrude Cohen papers
Member of the Iowa House of Representatives, 1965-1966, and the first Jewish woman elected to the Iowa Legislature.
Jo Ann Zimmerman papers
Elected to the Iowa House of Representatives in 1982 and in 1986, she became the first woman Lieutenant Governor of Iowa.
Johnie Hammond papers
Democratic representative and senator in the Iowa legislature.
Josephine Gruhn papers
Britt, Iowa-born member of the Iowa House of Representatives and vice-chair of the Committee on Agriculture during the farm crisis of the 1980s.
Joyce Nielsen papers
Feminist, legislator and community activist who worked in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Katherine Mull Falvey Zastrow papers
State representative from 1958 to 1964 and the first woman elected to Charles City Council, 1970.
Kathleen Halloran Chapman papers
Attorney and Democrat who served in the Iowa House of Representatives from 1983 to 1992 and again in 1996.
Lena Belle Bock papers
Member of the Iowa House of Representatives from 1960 to 1964.
Lucille Ketchum Carter papers
1936 graduate of the School of Nursing at the State University of Iowa who was active in Democratic politics and whose correspondence includes round robin letters.
Mary C. Neuhauser papers
Democrat who served four terms in the Iowa House and one four-year term in the Senate (1986-1998).
Mona Kadel Martin papers
Mona Martin (1934- ) served in the Iowa House of Representatives from Scott County from 1993-2001.
Opal Miller papers
Democrat, educator and clubwoman who served in the Iowa House of Representatives in the 1970s.
Patricia Harper papers
Iowa State Representative and Senator who served in the legislature from 1987 to 2002.
Patricia Herring papers
Feminist, social worker, and advocate for persons with HIV/AIDS.
Transcript, October 31, 2019
Transcript of an interview with Iowa state legislator Deborah Berry about her experiences as an African-American woman in the Iowa legislature, male attitudes toward women in politics, and advice for other women running for office.
Transcript, January 15, 2020
Transcript of an interview with Iowa state legislator Holly Brink about her legislative service and advice for other women running for office.
Transcript, September 30, 2022
Audio recording of an interview with Iowa state legislator Sue Cahill about her legislative experience, perspective on the Iowa education system, and views on how gender impacts political representation.
Transcript, October 31, 2019
Transcript of an interview with Iowa state legislator Patricia Harper about her legislative service, male attitudes toward women in politics, and advice for other women running for office.
Transcript, January 15, 2020
Transcript of an interview with Iowa state legislator (and later U.S. House member) Ashley Hinson (later elected to the U.S. House) about her legislative service, including her floor management of a 2017 medical malpractice reform bill, women in politics, and advice for other women running for office.
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- Personal papers 19
- Republican Party (Iowa) 19
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- Women -- Political activity 18
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- Abortion -- Law and legislation -- United States 6
- Cerro Gordo County (Iowa) 6
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- 2001-2010 5
- Ames (Iowa) 5
- Correspondence 5
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- Butler County (Iowa) 4
- Criminal justice, Administration of--Law and legislation 4
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- Health insurance -- Law and legislation -- United States 4
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- Iowa. General Assembly. Senate--Minority leaders 4
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- Privatization -- Law and legislation -- United States 4
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- Sound recordings 4
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- Wapello County (Iowa) 4
- Child care 3
- College students 3
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- Education 3
- Educational law and legislation 3
- Emmet County (Iowa) 3
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- Lieutenant governors 3
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- Monroe County (Iowa) 3
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- Smoking -- Law and legislation -- United States 3
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