Audio recording of an interview with Iowa state legislator Phyllis Thede about her legislative service, the role of gender in politics, and advice for other women running for office.

Transcript of an interview with Iowa state legislator Phyllis Thede, which includes discussion of the following topics: Thede's family; her experiences as a Black girl growing up in Chicago and Iowa, including differential experiences of segregation and racism in those respective locales; her analysis of the redistricting and its effects on her final reelection campaign; memories of serving in the legislature during the COVID-19 pandemic; memories of witnessing and being targeted by racist harassment at the legislature or among her constituents; her role in changing Iowa's law regarding insurance reimbursements for chiropractic care; the increasingly partisan character of politics in Iowa and the United States; the founding of the Black caucus in the Iowa legislature; and her Catholic faith.

Transcript of an interview with Iowa state legislator Phyllis Thede about her legislative service, the role of gender in politics, and advice for other women running for office.