Karen Goodenow papers
Scope and Contents
The Karen Goodenow papers date from 1980 to 1993 and measure 1 linear inch. The papers consist of a biographical statement and copies of many of the speeches Goodenow gave on the subject of education and educational reform to a variety of audiences
Dates
- Creation: 1980-1993
Creator
- Goodenow, Karen, 1938- (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
The papers are open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
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Biographical / Historical
Karen Kolbe Goodenow, an educator, was born on January 26, 1938 in Carroll, Iowa, and raised in Lakeview, Iowa. She received her B.S. degree from Drake University. An elementary school teacher, she served on numerous boards and task forces at the local, state, and national level. Karen Goodenow lived in Wall Lake, Iowa, for twenty five years before moving to Okoboji. Goodenow served on the Wall Lake School Board, the Iowa State Board of Education, and the Board of the National State Boards of Education. She also served as a site evaluator in 1989 for the United States Department of Education for the "Secondary School Recognition Program." Goodenow is a member of the Drake Board of Governors and the Iowa Public Television Foundation Board. She was appointed by Governor Terry Branstad to the Iowa International Development Foundation, and served from 1990 to 1995. She is also active in Dickinson County Republican Women.
Extent
1.00 linear inch
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Elementary and high school teacher who has served on local and state boards of education.
Arrangement
One folder, shelved in SCVF.
Method of Acquisition
The papers (donor no. 320) were donated by Karen Goodenow in 1995.
Subject
- Goodenow, Karen, 1938- (Person)
Genre / Form
Geographic
Occupation
Temporal
Topical
- Author
- Kristen Rassbach, 1997.
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- eng
Repository Details
Part of the Iowa Women's Archives Repository
100 Main Library
University of Iowa Libraries
Iowa City IA 52242 IaU
319-335-5068
319-335-5900 (Fax)
lib-women@uiowa.edu