wa00006. Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Persons, and LGBT issues
Found in 37 Collections and/or Records:
Linda Yanney papers
Iowa City feminist and champion of LGBT rights.
Joann Weldon papers
A resident of Davenport from 1962, Weldon publicly acknowledged her lesbian identity during the early 1950s.
Kittredge Cherry and Audrey Lockwood
Life partners Kittredge Cherry (1957-), an author, journalist, and minister to the LGBT community, and Audrey Lockwood (1957- ), a financial planner, met as students at the University of Iowa in 1975 and lived and worked in Japan before settling in California.
Jill Jack papers
National Organization for Women, Cedar Rapids Chapter records
Cedar Rapids feminist activist organization.
Louise Rosenfield Noun papers
Feminist and civil liberties activist from Des Moines, Iowa, who was also an art collector, author, and co-founder of the Louise Noun-Mary Louise Smith Iowa Women's Archives.
Women's Resource and Action Center (WRAC) records
Women's center established in 1970 to serve the university and community.
Tess Catalano papers
Human rights activist, singer and song writer.
Common Lives/Lesbian Lives records
An Iowa-City based lesbian literary journal published all forms of creative expression written by self-defined lesbians.
Minnette Doderer papers
Jean Huffey papers
Elementary schoolteacher and substitute teacher; active in PFLAG and groups promoting LGBTQ inclusion within the Lutheran Church.
Iowa City Women's Press records
Iowa City publisher and printer of lesbian and feminist books that existed from 1973 to 1985.
Iowa Women Against the Equal Rights Amendment records
Grassroots organization opposed to Iowa's ratification of the ERA to the Iowa and United States constitutions.
Patricia Herring papers
Feminist, social worker, and advocate for persons with HIV/AIDS.
Ruth Scharnau papers
Teacher and community activist who was a founding member of the Dubuque National Organization for Women.
Sandy Pickup papers
An organizer and activist for LBGTQ+ and women’s issues in Iowa City.
Cherry Muhanji papers
Writer, lesbian activist, and University of Iowa alumna.
National Organization for Women, Iowa records
National Organization for Women, Johnson County-Iowa City Chapter records
Jo Rabenold papers
Iowa City activist who collected lesbian and feminist publications during the 1970s and 1980s.