wa00003. African American Women
Record Group
Identifier: wa00003
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Esther J. Walls papers
Collection
Identifier: IWA0288
Abstract
Mason City, Iowa native and librarian who was the first African-American female student at University of Iowa elected to Phi Beta Kappa.
Dates:
1860-1996
Found in:
Iowa Women's Archives
Giving Voice to their Memories: Oral Histories of African American Women in Iowa
Collection
Identifier: IWA0331
Abstract
Oral history project of the Iowa Women's Archives.
Dates:
1997-1998
Found in:
Iowa Women's Archives
Virginia Harper papers
Collection
Identifier: IWA0199
Abstract
One of five African American women who integrated Currier Hall at the University of Iowa in 1946. Former president of the Fort Madison chapter of the NAACP.
Dates:
1940-2005
Found in:
Iowa Women's Archives