wa00002. Girls' and Women's Sports
Found in 44 Collections and/or Records:
Betty Francis papers
Professional Baseball player from Iowa who played for the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League.
C. Pauline Spencer papers
An outstanding athlete and the first woman to receive an athletic letter at the University of Iowa. She graduated in 1923.
Catherine Lewis papers
Interviews and field reports prepared by Lewis for the Smithsonian Institution's Festival of American Folklore.
Charlotte Bailey papers
Founder of Female Elite Wrestling (FEW) and advocate for women’s wrestling in Iowa.
Christine Grant papers
Sports administrator, professor, and gender equity activist.
Dick Rasmussen papers
High school basketball player who later coached the South Hamilton and Ankeny basketball teams.
Ernella Van Horn papers
The second of four generations of women in her family to play basketball in Iowa.
Arrangement
One folder, shelved in SCVF.
Falb Family papers
Primarily newspaper clippings pertaining to girls basketball at Valley High School, West Des Moines, Iowa.
Geraldine Greenlee papers
Received her master's degree from the Department of Physical Education for Women at the State University of Iowa in 1952.
Giving Voice to their Memories: Oral Histories of African American Women in Iowa
Oral history project of the Iowa Women's Archives.
Gladys Miller Ferguson papers
Teacher and high school girls basketball coach from Mechanicsville, Iowa.
Arrangement
One folder, shelved in SCVF.
Gwendolyn Johnson Hein papers
Farmwoman, basketball player on Newhall High School girls state championship team in 1927.
Heather Heddens papers
High school 6 on 6 basketball player who won the Iowa State Championship with the Mediapolis Bullettes in 1973 and later became a Doctor of Dental Surgery.
Holly Wilson Greene papers
Athletic trainer and United States Navy Reservist who advocated for increased safety and visibility of women in sports.
Iowa Cornets records
Professional women's basketball team that played in the Women's Basketball League from 1978-1980.
Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union (IGHSAU) records
The governing body for girls' junior and senior high school sports in the state of Iowa.
Jane Christoffer Rubel papers
High school bascketball player who sued the Iowa Girl's High School Athletic Union to be allowed to play on the school team after becoming pregnant.
Jane Schoonover Brill papers
High school memorabilia highlighting 6 on 6 girls’ basketball.
Janice A. Beran papers
Professor in the College of Education at Iowa State University until her retirement in 1994. Materials relate to the history of sports and particularly the participation of women and African-Americans in Iowa sports.
John Irwin papers
Onawa, Iowa man whose High School girls 6 on 6 basketball team won the State Championship in 1964.