Women lawyers
Subject
Subject Source: Lcsh: Library Of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Previous term: Women, Politics and the Law
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Governor Ray's Commission on the Status of Women (Iowa) records
Collection
Identifier: IWA0529
Abstract
The Commission addressed issues such as the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), abortion reform, daycare, equal pay for equal work, and sex discrimination in employment, insurance, and education. At the end of 1970, the GCSW reported two major legislative accomplishments: the passage of no-fault divorce laws and the addition of sex to the Iowa Civil Rights Act of 1965.
Dates:
1964-2003
Found in:
Iowa Women's Archives
Iowa Commission on the Status of Women records
Collection
Identifier: IWA0175
Abstract
Legislative commission designed to study, protect, and advocate for the women of Iowa.
Dates:
1968-2013
Found in:
Iowa Women's Archives
Patricia Geadelmann papers
Collection
Identifier: IWA0812
Abstract
Feminist and physical educator who was a strong proponent of the ERA and Title IX.
Dates:
1965-2006
Found in:
Iowa Women's Archives
Roxanne Barton Conlin papers
Collection
Identifier: IWA0005
Abstract
Attorney and political activist who co-founded the Iowa Women's Political Caucus and was appointed Federal Prosecutor in 1977.
Dates:
1969-1998
Found in:
Iowa Women's Archives