State University of Iowa
Organization
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Esther J. Walls papers
Collection
Identifier: IWA0288
Abstract
Mason City, Iowa native and librarian who was the first African-American female student at University of Iowa elected to Phi Beta Kappa.
Dates:
1860-1996
Found in:
Iowa Women's Archives
Lulu Merle Johnson papers
Collection
Identifier: IWA0550
Abstract
An African American woman from Gravity, Iowa, who earned an MA in 1930 and a PhD in 1941 in American history from the State University of Iowa.
Dates:
1930-1995
Found in:
Iowa Women's Archives
Virginia Harper papers
Collection
Identifier: IWA0199
Abstract
One of five African American women who integrated Currier Hall at the University of Iowa in 1946. Former president of the Fort Madison chapter of the NAACP.
Dates:
1940-2005
Found in:
Iowa Women's Archives
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