wa00013. Women, Politics, and the Law

Record Group

Identifier: wa00013

Staff Only

Found in 67 Collections and/or Records:

Ruth Scharnau papers

Collection

Identifier: IWA0224

Abstract

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

Dates: 1970-2017

Found in: Iowa Women's Archives

Shirley M. Sandage papers

Collection

Identifier: IWA0318

Abstract

Mason City, Iowa-born civil rights activist, United States field representative for the Christian Children's Fund and director of program development for the National Organization on Disability.

Dates: 1927-2012

Found in: Iowa Women's Archives

Sonja Larsen papers

Collection

Identifier: IWA0439

Abstract

Republican representative in the Iowa legislature who ran for mayor of Ottumwa in 1981.

Dates: 1977-1982

Found in: Iowa Women's Archives

Sue M. Reed papers

Collection

Identifier: IWA0130

Abstract

Republican Party activist and officer of Iowa and National Federations of Republican Women, 1950s-1970s.

Dates: 1934-1996

Found in: Iowa Women's Archives

Thelma Carmichael papers

Collection — Folder 1

Identifier: IWA0592

Abstract

An illustrated booklet promoting a playpen designed by Carmichael’s father.

Arrangement

One folder, shelved in SCVF.

Dates: 1905-1948

Found in: Iowa Women's Archives

Vera Shivvers papers

Collection

Identifier: IWA0464

Abstract

Iowa farm woman who was elected to fill her husband's term in the Iowa Senate following his death in 1962.

Dates: 1914-1990

Found in: Iowa Women's Archives

Vergene Donovan papers

Collection — Folder 1

Identifier: IWA0232

Abstract

Spencer, Iowa, resident active in the Iowa Federation of Republican women.

Arrangement

One folder, shelved in SCVF.

Dates: 1975-2012

Found in: Iowa Women's Archives

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Subject: Personal papers X

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Subject: Women -- Political activity 61; Women lawyers 61; Photographs 52; 20th century 45; Speeches 33; Iowa 32; Political campaigns 23; Legislators 22; 2001-2010 21; Women in public life 20; 1971-1980 19; Cultural artifacts 18; 1981-1990 17; Correspondence 17; Des Moines (Iowa) 17; Scrapbooks 17; 1991-2000 14; Sound recordings 14; Political participation 13; Community activists 10; Oral histories 10; Political activists 10; Video recordings 10; Women 10; Families 9; Political candidates 9; Civic leaders 8; Diaries 8; Iowa City (Iowa) 8; Teachers 8; African American women 7; African American women -- Iowa 7; Equal rights amendments 7; Pacifism 7; Peace 7; Politicians 7; Memoirs 6; Women's rights 6; 1961-1970 5; Abortion 5; Black Hawk County (Iowa) 5; Civil rights 5; Jewish women -- Iowa 5; Legislation 5; Social workers 5; Teaching 5; Authors 4; Autobiographies 4; City council members 4; Civil rights workers 4; College students 4; Feminism 4; Feminists 4; Jewish women 4; Municipal government 4; Rural women 4; Social participation 4; Social service 4; Waterloo (Iowa) 4; Women in agriculture 4; Women in nonprofit organizations 4; Yearbooks 4; Bisexuals 3; Businesswomen 3; Cedar Rapids (Iowa) 3; Chicago (Ill.) 3; County officials and employees 3; Education 3; Farmers 3; Gays 3; Government employees 3; Jasper County (Iowa) 3; Johnson County (Iowa) 3; Lawyers 3; Lesbians 3; Local government 3; Mayors 3; Newton (Iowa) 3; Pacifists 3; Photograph albums 3; Posters 3; Rural families 3; Sexual minorities 3; Slides (photographs) 3; Supervisors (Local government) 3; Transgender people 3; Volunteers 3; Women in community organization 3; African Americans 2; Attorneys general 2; Awards 2; Cedar Falls (Iowa) 2; Child care 2; Civic improvement 2; College teachers 2; Community organization 2; Davenport (Iowa) 2; Dubuque (Iowa) 2
Names: Republican Party (Iowa) 15; Iowa. General Assembly. House of Representatives 12; Democratic Party (Iowa) 10; Iowa. General Assembly. Senate 8; League of Women Voters of Iowa 5; State University of Iowa 5; Republican National Committee (U.S.) 4; Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ) 4; Drake University 3; Grinnell College 3; University of Iowa 3; American Association for the United Nations 2; American Association of University Women 2; Conlin, Roxanne Barton, 1944- 2; Des Moines Art Center 2; Iowa Women's Political Caucus 2; Iowa. General Assembly 2; League of Women Voters (Des Moines, Iowa) 2; National Federation of Republican Women 2; Noun, Louise R. (1908-2002) 2; O'Dea, Suzanne, 1950- 2; Older Women's League (U.S.) 2; Republican National Convention 2; Smith, Mary Louise (1914-1997) 2; University of Iowa. Libraries. Iowa Women's Archives 2; Algona High School (Algona, Iowa) 1; American Mothers, Inc. 1; American Patients Association 1; Anderson, Margaret, 1928- 1; Anderson, Ruth Bluford, 1921-2013 1; Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women's (Dubuque, Iowa) 1; Association of Trial Lawyers of America 1; Association of Trial Lawyers of Iowa 1; Attlee, C. R. (Clement Richard), 1883-1967 1; Attlee, Felicity 1; Attlee, Martin 1; Attlee, Violet 1; Bock, Lena Belle, 1904-2007 1; Brain family 1; Branstad, Terry E. 1; Bridenstine, Jeanne (1923-2019) 1; Brigance, Linda 1; Brown, Paula Watts, 1909-1974 1; Bucksbaum, Carolyn, 1929- 1; Burleson, Jane, 1928- 1; Bush, George, 1924- 1; Campbell, Bonnie J., 1948- 1; Carmichael, S. D. 1; Carmichael, Thelma 1; Carpenter, Dorothy, 1933-2011 1; Center for the American Woman and Politics (Eagleton Institute of Politics) 1; Chapman, Kathleen "Kay" Halloran (1937-) 1; Chicago Housing Authority 1; Christian Children's Fund 1; Chrysalis Foundation 1; Clark, Betty Jean, 1920-2005 1; Cochrane, William, 1867-1941 1; Cohen, Gertrude (1913-2016) 1; Collins, Susan 1; Collison, Margaret Davis, 1921-2014 1; Conklin, Charlene, 1929-2022 1; Cooper, Cecile, 1900-1997 1; Cothorn, Marguerite, 1909-1998 1; Des Moines Human Rights Commission 1; Des Moines Tutoring Center 1; Displaced Homemakers Network 1; Doderer, Minnette, 1923-2005 1; Donovan, Vergene (1924-) 1; Door Opener (Mason City, Iowa) 1; Dubuque Human Rights Commission (Dubuque, Iowa) 1; Estes, Simon 1; Falvey, Lawrence A., 1901-1957 1; Florida Women's Consortium 1; Ford, Gerald R., 1913-2006 1; Frederick County Human Relations Commission (Frederick County, Iowa) 1; Furgerson, Betty Jean, 1927- 1; Garrity, Margaret 1; Garrity-Sandage Associates, Inc. 1; Goldman, Louise, 1924-1998 1; Grefe, Mary 1; Hamilton, Carter 1; Hamilton, Ruth, 1898-2008 1; Hannon, Beverly A., 1932- 1; Hansen, Robert 1; Harper, Patricia (1932-) 1; Harris, Briana 1; Harris, Larry 1; Harvat, Emma, 1870-1949 1; Hawkeye Area Community Action Program 1; Health Planning Council of Central Iowa 1; Hoover Health Council (Iowa) 1; International Conference of Girl Scouts/Guides (1965 : Acapulco, Mexico) 1; International Women's Year, 1975 1; Iowa Abortion Rights Activists League. Steering Committee 1; Iowa Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations 1; Iowa American Revolution Bicentennial Commission 1; Iowa Business Council 1; Iowa Civil Liberties Union 1; Iowa Civil Rights Commission 1; Iowa Commission for Senior Citizens 1