Biography

Sandy Pickup was born circa 1953 in Indianola, Iowa. She graduated from Indianola High School in 1971 and received her associated degree from Cottey College in Nevada Missouri. She returned to Indianola to gain a bachelor’s degree in art education from Simpson College in 1975 and a certification in elementary education in 1978. In 1982, Pickup joined the journalism program at the University of of Iowa in Iowa City, Iowa where she worked at the Women’s Resource and Action Center (WRAC). During her time as a student she was an activist for women’s and LGBTQ+ issues. After graduation she took a job as a Co-Director at the Iowa City Free Medical Clinic and worked there for nearly 30 years.

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