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Waterloo (Iowa)

 Subject
Subject Source: Lcnaf: Library Of Congress Name Authority File

Found in 39 Collections and/or Records:

Marion Cox Lichty papers

 Collection
Identifier: IWA0116
Abstract

Waterloo, Iowa native who served in the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps during World War II and then in the United States Air Force Reserve.

Dates: 1942-1989

Martha Nash papers

 Collection
Identifier: IWA0235
Abstract

Civil rights activist, community and religious leader, she was executive director of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Education and Vocational Training in Waterloo.

Dates: 1939-2000

Mary Dickens papers

 Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: IWA0314
Abstract

Community activist, volunteer, and poet in Waterloo.



Arrangement

One folder, shelved in SCVF.

Dates: 1991-1993

National League of American Pen Women, Waterloo-Cedar Rapids Branch records

 Collection
Identifier: IWA0657
Abstract

Local chapter formed in 1932.

Dates: 1944-2000

Olabelle Reed papers

 Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: IWA0343
Abstract

Teacher, community activist, and co-founder of Club Les Dames, an African American women's club in Waterloo.



Arrangement

One folder, shelved in SCVF.

Dates: 1935-1997

Oral Histories of Iowa Policewomen

 Collection
Identifier: IWA0046
Abstract

15 interviews and associated materials document the entry of women into Iowa's law enforcement agencies.

Dates: 1968-2005

Patricia Harper papers

 Collection
Identifier: IWA0510
Abstract

Iowa State Representative and Senator who served in the legislature from 1987 to 2002.

Dates: 1986-2003

Patricia Herring papers

 Collection
Identifier: IWA0741
Abstract

Feminist, social worker, and advocate for persons with HIV/AIDS.

Dates: 1979-2008

Pauline Lyon papers

 Collection
Identifier: IWA0202
Abstract

Waterloo, Iowa, native who served in WAVES during World War II and later worked for the American Red Cross.

Dates: 1884-1994

Rose Ettinger papers

 Collection
Identifier: IWA0063
Abstract

Concert singer who toured Europe from 1897 to 1907.

Dates: 1880-1929

Rosemary Tharp papers

 Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: IWA0114
Abstract

Cedar Falls native who served in the WAVES during World War II.



Arrangement

One folder, shelved in SCVF.

Dates: 1940-1994

Sally Wiesenfeld papers

 Collection
Identifier: IWA0478
Abstract

Peace activist and member of Another Mother for Peace which was organized to protest the Vietnam War during the 1970s.

Dates: 1969-2001

Transcript, October 31, 2019

 Item
Scope and Contents

Transcript of an interview with Iowa state legislator Deborah Berry about her experiences as an African-American woman in the Iowa legislature, male attitudes toward women in politics, and advice for other women running for office.

Dates: October 31, 2019

Transcript, January 14, 2020

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Scope and Contents

Transcript of an interview with Iowa state legislator Timi Brown-Powers about her legislative experience, male attitudes toward women in politics, and advice for other women running for office.

Dates: January 14, 2020

Transcript, October 31, 2019

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Scope and Contents

Transcript of an interview with Iowa state legislator Jane Teaford about her legislative service, the women's caucus in the Iowa legislature, and the role of gender in politics.

Dates: October 31, 2019

Transcript, October 31, 2019

 Item
Scope and Contents

Transcript of an interview with Iowa state legislator Patricia Harper about her legislative service, male attitudes toward women in politics, and advice for other women running for office.

Dates: October 31, 2019

Transcript, October 31, 2019

 Item
Scope and Contents

Transcript of an interview with Iowa state legislator Anesa Kajtazović about her legislative service, the role of gender in politics, and advice for other women running for office; includes discussion of a committee debate about discouraging C-sections for Medicaid patients.

Dates: October 31, 2019

Transcript, October 31, 2019

 Item
Scope and Contents

Transcript of an interview with Iowa state legislator Doris Kelley about her legislative service, including work on municipal severance agreements and utilities, the merits of split government, and the role of gender in politics.

Dates: October 31, 2019

Viola Nesfield Owen papers

 Collection
Identifier: IWA0801
Abstract

Mother and piano teacher living in Wisconsin, cooresponding with family in Waterloo, Iowa.

Dates: 1911-1963