First woman to chair the Republican National Committee, serving from 1974 to 1977. Co-founder of the Louise Noun-Mary Louise Smith Iowa Women's Archives.

Peace activist and member of Another Mother for Peace which was organized to protest the Vietnam War during the 1970s.

Members of the Des Moines chapter of WILPF studied government policy on nuclear testing, the draft , the war in Vietnam, and the arms race.  They held informational rallies and demonstrations and maintained a vigorous letter-writing campaign.

A pro-woman march, reacting to the election of Donald Trump as President of the United States, attended by more than 3 million people worldwide.

Organic farmer and political activist who served as president of National Family Farm Coalition.

Civic leader in Des Moines, Iowa.

Graduate of Ministry at the University of Dubuque Theological Seminary, where she was the first Unitarian Universalist student.

Family farmer, volunteer, and community activist who served on U.S. National Commission for UNESCO and the International Women's Year Commission.

Newsletters of pacifist group Peace Links, based in the Northwest Iowa towns of Paullina and Primghar.

Teacher and community activist who was a founding member of the Dubuque National Organization for Women.

Papers of an activist from West Branch, Iowa, include correspondence and newspaper clippings relating to her husband's status as a conscientious objector.

Iowa activist involved in the peace movement as well energy conservation and environmental protection coalitions.

An organizer and activist for LBGTQ+ and women’s issues in Iowa City.

State legislator from Iowa City and president of the Iowa Peace Institute.

Anti-Vietnam War activist whose son, Michael, was killed by 'friendly fire' in Vietnam in 1970.

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.

Social activist from Sioux City, Iowa.

Civil rights activist, community and religious leader, she was executive director of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Education and Vocational Training in Waterloo.

Iowa City peace activist and educator who was executive director of the UNA-USA Iowa Division from 1976 to 1996.

Human rights advocate from Burlington, Iowa who was active in local and international issues, particularly UNA-USA and the League of Women Voters.

Peace activist and volunteer from Marion, Iowa, who was active in UNICEF for over thirty years.