Helen Caldicott Community School
Organization
Biography
The Helen Caldicott Community School was an alternative school in Iowa City named for Dr. Helen Caldicott, an Australian physician who toured the United States advocating for nuclear disarmament. The school, located in a house on Bowery Street, served a small number of elementary-aged students in the early 1980s. In 1984, the school’s group CAN-DO (Children Acting for Nuclear Disarmament) produced a play entitled “The Cricket in the Nuclear Bomb Patch.”
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Helen Caldicott Community School (Iowa City) records
Collection
Identifier: IWA0962
Abstract
The Helen Caldicott Community School was an alternative school in Iowa City in the 1980s that participated in activities related to nuclear disarmament.
Dates:
1980-1984
Found in:
Iowa Women's Archives