wa00012/wa00012.2. Women on the Home Front
Found in 13 Collections and/or Records:
Ann Larimer Papers
Queen City, Iowa, resident who wrote to her husband while he was serving in the Civil War.
Ayako "A. Mori" Costantino papers
Japanese American activist who, after being interned in a War Relocation Center during World War II, travelled extensively and was heavily involved in human and civil rights campaigns in Iowa City and beyond.
Bette Brooks Stone papers
Mapleton, Iowa high school student who sent telegrams for Western Union during World War II.
Catherine Snedeker Hill papers
Illinois student who moved to Mt. Pleasant, Iowa.
Cora Call Whitley papers
Clubwoman and conservationist involved in the Council of National Defense Women's Committee during World War I.
Dorothy Ashby Pownall papers
Journalist who reported on Camp Dodge in Iowa during World War I.
Edith Neal papers
Known as the Vietnam Mail Lady, Neal corresponded with servicemen stationed in Vietnam from 1966 to 1969.
Magdalena "Helen" Tylee papers
A German war bride who came to Iowa in 1922. During World War II she ran the family farm while her husband was serving in the armed forces.
Marjorie Vandervelde papers
Photojournalist and writer who lived with Cuna Indians on the San Blas Islands to learn their culture and traditions.
Mary Frances Reger-Wilkinson papers
Social worker who worked for the American National Red Cross during and after World War II.
Peg Mullen papers
Anti-Vietnam War activist whose son, Michael, was killed by 'friendly fire' in Vietnam in 1970.
Arrangement
Copies of the hardcover and paperback versions of "Friendly Fire" and a hardcover copy of "Unfriendly Fire: A Mother's Memoir" are shelved in the printed works collection.
Ruth Wilson papers
Journalist who worked for the Stars and Stripes in postwar Europe.
Thelma B. Lewis papers
Iowa City mayor in 1961; served on the city council from 1958 to 1963.