Audio recording of an interview with Iowa state legislator Liz Bennett about her legislative service, male attitudes toward women in politics, being one of Iowa's first openly LGBTQ+ politicians, and advice for other women running for office.

Audio recording 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.

Audio recording of an interview with Iowa state legislator Sally Stutsman about her legislative service and the role of gender in politics.

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 of an interview with Iowa state legislator Johnie Hammond about her legislative service, the women's legislative caucus and reasons for its discontinuation, male attitudes toward women in politics, and advice for other women running for office.

Audio recording of an interview with Iowa state legislator Lisa Heddens about her legislative service, including her role in expanding in-home care options for Iowans with disabilities, the role of gender in politics, and advice for other women running for office.

Audio recording of an interview with Iowa state legislator Cindy Winckler about her legislative service, including switching parties in the 1990s, the role of gender in politics, and advice for other women running for office.

Audio recording of an interview with Iowa state legislator and lieutenant governor Jo Ann Zimmerman about her public service, the women's legislative caucus, and sexism she experienced in her career.

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.

Audio recording of an interview with Iowa state legislator Christina Bohannan on a variety of topics, including: her upbringing and experiences as a first-generation college student; her involvement with the University of Iowa Faculty Senate and its vote of no confidence in president Bruce Harreld; her campaign against an incumbent Democrat for the Iowa legislator; her legislative service; and strengths women bring to political office.

Transcript of an interview with Iowa state legislator Phyllis Thede, which includes discussion of the following topics: Thede's family; her experiences as a Black girl growing up in Chicago and Iowa, including differential experiences of segregation and racism in those respective locales; her analysis of the redistricting and its effects on her final reelection campaign; memories of serving in the legislature during the COVID-19 pandemic; memories of witnessing and being targeted by racist harassment at the legislature or among her constituents; her role in changing Iowa's law regarding insurance reimbursements for chiropractic care; the increasingly partisan character of politics in Iowa and the United States; the founding of the Black caucus in the Iowa legislature; and her Catholic faith.

Transcript of an interview with Iowa state legislator Liz Bennett about her legislative service, male attitudes toward women in politics, being one of Iowa's first openly LGBTQ+ politicians, and advice for other women running for office.

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.

Transcript of an interview with Iowa state legislator Sally Stutsman about her legislative service and the role of gender in politics.

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 of an interview with Iowa state legislator Johnie Hammond about her legislative service, the women's legislative caucus and reasons for its discontinuation, male attitudes toward women in politics, and advice for other women running for office.

Transcript of an interview with Iowa state legislator Lisa Heddens about her legislative service, including her role in expanding in-home care options for Iowans with disabilities, the role of gender in politics, and advice for other women running for office.

Transcript of an interview with Iowa state legislator Cindy Winckler about her legislative service, including switching parties in the 1990s, the role of gender in politics, and advice for other women running for office.

Transcript of an interview with Iowa state legislator and lieutenant governor Jo Ann Zimmerman about her public service, the women's legislative caucus, and sexism she experienced in her career.

Transcript 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.