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Commemorated the efforts of pioneer suffragists and the enfranchisement of women.

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Iowa affiliate of Networking Together, Inc., an organization for women of color.

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Farm women's club organized in 1926.

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During the 1980s and 1990s, the LWV of Muscatine conducted a number of studies on Muscatine county issues, including the ambulance 911 system, law enforcement, county courthouse space needs, alternative forms of county government, housing, education, land use, hazardous waste, local option tax, the U.S. Highway 61 Bypass, and the Muscatine fire station.

Scope and Contents The League of Women Voters of Sioux City records date from 1978 to 1993 and measure 2.5 linear inches. The bulk of the collection consists of newspaper clippings from the Sioux City Journal and the Des Moines Register chronicling local debates in the late 1970s about Sioux City's urban renewal and city government structure. Clippings on how other Iowa cities were handling these issues in their communities are included. The home rule charter folder includes the proposal submitted by the Sioux City Charter Commission to the mayor and city council, which called for re-structuring the city's government; among other things, the new charter would have given more power to the mayor. The proposed charter was hotly debated for several months and defeated in a narrow vote; the League opposed the charter. The urban renewal newspaper clippings describe conflicts over how to maintain a vital business sector, and an investigation into charges that a developer had misused...

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This non-partisan group studied and acted upon the many local issues including the following: the council-manager form of city government, home rule for local and county government, reapportionment of legislative districts of the Iowa General Assembly, desegregation and integration of Des Moines public schools, and the need for affordable housing in the community.

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The league has been involved in various projects and studies throughout its history, reflecting changing political issues while maintaining a core concern for the community of Mount Vernon.

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Local branch of the national non-partisan League of Women Voters which seeks to promote political responsibility through educating and informing the public on selected governmental issues and promoting action on those issues.

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Study club founded in 1887.

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Women's division of the local Farm Bureau.

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4 folders, shelved in SCVF.

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Organization of Marion women's clubs.

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Fremont County, Iowa women's club that was responsible for opening a public library in the small town of Thurman in 1936.

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Cultural women's club in Fort Madison, Iowa which focused on intellectual improvement through study and reading.

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Organization opposed to genetically modified organisms.

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Iowa City chapter.

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A women’s club formed in Mount Vernon, Iowa.

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Multiethnic group founded in 1981 by women from the University of Iowa.

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Women's center established in 1970 to serve the university and community.

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Women seeking solutions to problems of sexual harassment, violence, homophobia, and childcare at the University.

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Organization to promote the advancement of women in politics.