Polk County (Iowa)
Found in 27 Collections and/or Records:
Audio recording, January 14, 2020
Audio recording of an interview with Iowa state legislator Marti Anderson about her legislative service, male attitudes toward women in politics, and advice for other women running for office.
Audio recording, January 15, 2020
Audio recording of an interview with Iowa state legislator Jo Oldson about her legislative service, the role of gender in politics, and advice for other women running for office.
Audio recording, January 15, 2020
Audio recording of an interview with Iowa state legislator Janet Petersen about her legislative service, including balancing motherhood of young children with political office, and advice for other women considering a run.
Audio recording, August 21, 2019
Audio recording of an interview with Iowa state legislator Janet Metcalf about her legislative service and the role of gender in politics.
Audio recording, January 15, 2020
Audio recording of an interview with Iowa state legislator Kristin Sunde about her legislative service, balancing parenthood and foster care provider with public office, and advice for other women considering a run.
Audio recording, January 14, 2020
Audio recording of an interview with Iowa state legislator Claire Celsi about her legislative service, male attitudes towards women in politics, and advice for other women running for office.
Audio recording, October 8, 2019
Audio recording of an interview with Iowa state legislator Ruth Ann Gaines about her legislative service, including the formation of a Black caucus, her experiences as a single mother serving in public office, and her career as a drama teacher at East High School in Des Moines.
Audio recording, August 21, 2019
Audio recording of an interview with Iowa state legislator Julia Gentleman about her legislative service, including her role in revising the Iowa criminal code and proposing comparable worth legislation, male attitudes toward women in politics, and advice for other women running for office.
Audio recording, February 18, 2020
Audio recording of an interview with Iowa state legislator Jennifer Konfrst about her legislative service and the role of gender in politics, including a brief discussion of the need for legislation allowing women to use campaign funds for child care.
Audio recording, January 15, 2020
Audio recording of an interview with Iowa state legislator Heather Matson about her legislative service, interacting with constituents, and advice for other women running for office.
Audio recording, October 7, 2022
Audio recording of an interview with Iowa state legislator Sarah Trone Garriott about her legislative service, work-life balance, her experiences at the Statehouse during the COVID-19 pandemic, and the role of gender in politics.
Mary Ankeny Hunter papers
Secretary, vice-president, and then president of the Iowa Suffrage Memorial Commission in the 1920s and 1930s. Hunter was a peace activist, prohibitionist, and Red Cross worker during World War I.
Arrangement
One folder, shelved in SCVF.
Polk County Women Attorneys records
Association to promote the professional growth of women in the law.
Polk County Women's Political Caucus records
County branch of a national organization to support candidates who promote women's rights and women's participation in the political process.
Transcript, January 14, 2020
Transcript of an interview with Iowa state legislator Marti Anderson about her legislative service, male attitudes toward women in politics, and advice for other women running for office.
Transcript, January 15, 2020
Transcript of an interview with Iowa state legislator Jo Oldson about her legislative service, the role of gender in politics, and advice for other women running for office.
Transcript, January 15, 2020
Transcript of an interview with Iowa state legislator Janet Petersen about her legislative service, including balancing motherhood of young children with political office, and advice for other women considering a run.
Transcript, January 15, 2020
Transcript of an interview with Iowa state legislator Kristin Sunde about her legislative service, balancing parenthood and foster care provider with public office, and advice for other women considering a run.
Transcript, January 14, 2020
Transcript of an interview with Iowa state legislator Claire Celsi about her legislative service, male attitudes towards women in politics, and advice for other women running for office.
Transcript, October 8, 2019
Transcript of an interview with Iowa state legislator Ruth Ann Gaines about her legislative service, including the formation of a Black caucus, her experiences as a single mother serving in public office, and her career as a drama teacher at East High School in Des Moines.