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Iowa. General Assembly. House of Representatives

 Organization

Found in 133 Collections and/or Records:

Elizabeth Shaw papers

 Collection
Identifier: IWA0026
Abstract

Iowa state legislator from 1967 to 1977.



Arrangement

Topical files, arranged alphabetically, boxes 1-22; correspondence, boxes 23-30.

Dates: 1958-1977

Gertrude Cohen papers

 Collection
Identifier: IWA0358
Abstract

Member of the Iowa House of Representatives, 1965-1966, and the first Jewish woman elected to the Iowa Legislature.

Dates: 1964-1991

Jo Ann Zimmerman papers

 Collection
Identifier: IWA0351
Abstract

Elected to the Iowa House of Representatives in 1982 and in 1986, she became the first woman Lieutenant Governor of Iowa.

Dates: 1958-1995

Johnie Hammond papers

 Collection
Identifier: IWA0563
Abstract

Democratic representative and senator in the Iowa legislature.

Dates: 1970-2006

Josephine Gruhn papers

 Collection
Identifier: IWA0382
Abstract

Britt, Iowa-born member of the Iowa House of Representatives and vice-chair of the Committee on Agriculture during the farm crisis of the 1980s.

Dates: 1982-1992

Joyce Nielsen papers

 Collection
Identifier: IWA0665
Abstract

Feminist, legislator and community activist who worked in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

Dates: 1951-1996

Katherine Mull Falvey Zastrow papers

 Collection
Identifier: IWA0052
Abstract

State representative from 1958 to 1964 and the first woman elected to Charles City Council, 1970.

Dates: 1927-1995

Kathleen Halloran Chapman papers

 Collection
Identifier: IWA0263
Abstract

Attorney and Democrat who served in the Iowa House of Representatives from 1983 to 1992 and again in 1996.

Dates: 1977-1999

Lena Belle Bock papers

 Collection
Identifier: IWA0118
Abstract

Member of the Iowa House of Representatives from 1960 to 1964.

Dates: 1960-1981

Lester L. Kluever Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MsC0338
Abstract

Iowa state representative and attorney. Correspondence, political files relating to elections and campaigns, and subject folders with topics ranging from apportionment to liquor laws document his legislative service.

Dates: 1949-1970

Lucille Ketchum Carter papers

 Collection
Identifier: IWA0131
Abstract

1936 graduate of the School of Nursing at the State University of Iowa who was active in Democratic politics and whose correspondence includes round robin letters.

Dates: 1936-2008

Mary C. Neuhauser papers

 Collection
Identifier: IWA0455
Abstract

Democrat who served four terms in the Iowa House and one four-year term in the Senate (1986-1998).

Dates: 1968-1999

Mona Kadel Martin papers

 Collection
Identifier: IWA0835
Abstract

Mona Martin (1934- ) served in the Iowa House of Representatives from Scott County from 1993-2001.

Dates: 1992-2009

Opal Miller papers

 Collection
Identifier: IWA0359
Abstract

Democrat, educator and clubwoman who served in the Iowa House of Representatives in the 1970s.

Dates: 1960-1998

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

Sue M. Reed papers

 Collection
Identifier: IWA0130
Abstract

Republican Party activist and officer of Iowa and National Federations of Republican Women, 1950s-1970s.

Dates: 1934-1996

Transcript, January 14, 2020

 Item
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: January 14, 2020

Transcript, September 16, 2019

 Item
Scope and Contents

Transcript of an interview with Iowa state legislator Elaine Baxter about her legislative service, time as Iowa's secretary of state, and advice for other women running for office.

Dates: September 16, 2019

Transcript, January 14, 2020

 Item
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: January 14, 2020

Additional filters:

Type
Archival Object 112
Collection 21
 
Subject
Legislators 126
Women politicians--Iowa 112
Democratic Party (Iowa) 92
Sexism in political culture 51
Political campaigns 30
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Women lawyers 21
Archives (groupings) 20
Partisanship 20
Personal papers 20
Republican Party (Iowa) 19
Women -- Political activity 19
Johnson County (Iowa) 18
Polk County (Iowa) 18
Des Moines (Iowa) 17
Black Hawk County (Iowa) 16
Iowa 15
Photographs 15
Waterloo (Iowa) 15
Cedar Rapids (Iowa) 14
Linn County (Iowa) 14
Iowa City (Iowa) 12
Scott County (Iowa) 11
20th century 10
Teachers 10
Equal rights amendments 9
Story County (Iowa) 9
Women in public life 9
1981-1990 8
African-American politicians--Iowa 8
City council members 8
Medicaid -- Law and legislation 8
Speeches 8
Supervisors (Local government) 8
Webster County (Iowa) 8
1971-1980 7
1991-2000 7
Campaign funds 7
Cultural artifacts 7
Municipal government 7
Political candidates 7
Abortion -- Law and legislation -- United States 6
Cerro Gordo County (Iowa) 6
Davenport (Iowa) 6
Early childhood education--Law and legislation 6
2001-2010 5
Ames (Iowa) 5
Apportionment (Election law) 5
Correspondence 5
Mayors 5
Scrapbooks 5
Butler County (Iowa) 4
Criminal justice, Administration of--Law and legislation 4
Dubuque (Iowa) 4
Dubuque County (Iowa) 4
Emmetsburg (Iowa) 4
Fort Dodge (Iowa) 4
Gambling 4
Health insurance -- Law and legislation -- United States 4
Historic preservation 4
Iowa. General Assembly. Senate--Minority leaders 4
Kossuth County (Iowa) 4
LGBTQ+ activism 4
Legislation 4
Lobbying 4
Marion (Iowa) 4
Mason City (Iowa) 4
Maternal health services 4
Nursing homes 4
Oral histories 4
Palo Alto County (Iowa) 4
Privatization -- Law and legislation -- United States 4
School board members 4
Sexual harassment 4
Sound recordings 4
Tax credits 4
Taxation 4
Video recordings 4
Voter registration 4
Wapello County (Iowa) 4
Child care 3
College students 3
Education 3
Educational law and legislation 3
Emmet County (Iowa) 3
Hancock County (Iowa) 3
Lieutenant governors 3
Memoirs 3
Monroe County (Iowa) 3
Political participation 3
Politicians 3
Poweshiek County (Iowa) 3
Public utilities 3
Railroads 3
Smoking -- Law and legislation -- United States 3
Tama County (Iowa) 3
Teachers' unions 3
Warren County (Iowa) 3
1961-1970 2
Abortion 2
African American Catholics 2
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