Jane Teaford papers
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Scope and Contents
The Jane Teaford papers date from 1969 to 2017 and measure 20 linear inches in four boxes. The papers are arranged into five series: Campaigns, Committees, Correspondence, and League of Women Voters, and Legislation. The bulk of the collection concerns Teaford’s campaigns and correspondence as a candidate for the Iowa State House of Representatives and her work on the Human Resources committee . The first four series contain materials from throughout Teaford’s time as in the Iowa House including speech drafts, bill and amendment drafts, reports of the Democratic Caucus, newspaper clippings, and correspondence between colleagues in the Iowa Legislature and between constituents. The League of Women Voters series includes materials from Teaford’s terms as president of the Waterloo-Cedar Falls League and speeches she gave as president of the League of Women Voters of Iowa.
Dates
- Creation: 1969-2017
Creator
- Teaford, Jane (1935-) (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
The papers/records are open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright held by the donor has been transferred to the University of Iowa/has been retained by the donor.
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Biographical / Historical
Laura Jane Brown, Iowa legislator and women’s right activist, was born to Antoinette and Fred Brown in 1935 in Mitchell County, Kansas. Brown spent much of her childhood living with her parents and five siblings on a farm in Lincoln County, Kansas. Brown graduated from Burr Oak High School in Burr Oak, Kansas and earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Home Economics from Kansas State College.
In 1959, she married William John Teaford with whom she would have two children. After her marriage, Teaford worked as a public library clerk in Downers Grove, Illinois where her coworkers urged her to join the League of Women Voters. She would join the League after moving to Black Hawk County, Iowa, becoming president of the Waterloo-Cedar Falls League and later president of the League of Women Voters of Iowa.
Teaford ran as a Democratic candidate in the 24th District of the Iowa House of Representatives in 1982, but her first campaign was unsuccessful. Running again in 1984, Teaford won her election for a seat in Iowa’s 71st General Assembly. Teaford was elected for four terms in the Iowa House and served on several committees throughout her tenure including Appropriations, Ways and Means, Education, and Human Resources. Following her time as a legislator, Teaford continued her activism locally in Black Hawk County and for national organizations such as the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU).
Extent
20 linear inches
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Women’s rights activist, League of Women Voters of Iowa president, and Iowa legislator.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The papers (donor no. 1585) were donated by Jane Teaford in 2018.
- Author
- Andrew Newell, 2023
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
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