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 of an interview with Iowa state legislator Monica Kurth about her legislative service, the role of gender in politics, and advice for women running for office.

Audio recording of an interview with Iowa state legislator Vicki Lensing about her legislative service, the role of gender in politics, and advice for women running for office.

Audio recording of an interview with Iowa state legislator Jean Lloyd-Jones about her legislative service (including her role in saving the Rock Island Line), the women's caucus in the Iowa legislature, and the role of gender in politics.

Audio recording of an interview with Iowa state legislator Mona Martin about her legislative service (including her roles in the "drive-by delivery" ban, the 1998 Iowa ERA, and mandating insurance coverage for contraceptive care), her campaigns, and the role of gender in politics.

Audio recording of an interview with Iowa state legislator Mary Mascher about her legislative service, the role of gender in politics, and advice for other women running for office.

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 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 Iowa state legislator Mary Wolfe about her legislative service, including her experiences pursuing criminal justice reform as a member of the minority, and the role of gender in politics.

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 a tribute to Iowa state legislator Betty Jean "BeJe" Clark composed and read by her friend Mary Ellen Miller. The tribute discusses a variety of topics, including: Clark's childhood; her role in opposing the legalization of pari-mutuel betting in Iowa; her mentorship of legislative pages on how to handle sexual harassment from male legislators; the legislative women's caucus; the transition away from six-on-six girls' basketball; her relationships with other women legislators, including Betty Hoffman, Pat Thompson, and Nancy Shimanek; and her Methodist faith.

Audio recording of a tribute to Iowa state legislator Minnette Doderer, composed and delivered by her friend and fellow legislator Johnie Hammond; summarizes Doderer's personal biography, community service, and political career. Topics include the women's legislative caucus, reapportionment, and sexism against women in politics.

Audio recording of a tribute to Iowa state legislator Minnette Doderer, composed and read by her friend and fellow legislator Jean Lloyd-Jones; summarizes Doderer's personal biography, community service, and political career.

Audio recording of an interview with Iowa state legislator Janet Adams about her legislative service, male attitudes toward women in politics, and advice for other women running for office.

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.

Member of the Iowa House of Representatives,1967 to 1969, and the Iowa Senate, 1969 to 1973.

Republican who served in Iowa House of Representatives from 1980 to 1994.

Politician and women's rights activist from Red Oak, Iowa,who ran for Iowa state representative in 1966.

Farm woman and Republican state legislator from Marshalltown, Iowa.

One folder, shelved in SCVF.