Scope and Contents The League of Women Voters of Sioux City records date from 1978 to 1993 and measure 2.5 linear inches. The bulk of the collection consists of newspaper clippings from the Sioux City Journal and the Des Moines Register chronicling local debates in the late 1970s about Sioux City's urban renewal and city government structure. Clippings on how other Iowa cities were handling these issues in their communities are included. The home rule charter folder includes the proposal submitted by the Sioux City Charter Commission to the mayor and city council, which called for re-structuring the city's government; among other things, the new charter would have given more power to the mayor. The proposed charter was hotly debated for several months and defeated in a narrow vote; the League opposed the charter. The urban renewal newspaper clippings describe conflicts over how to maintain a vital business sector, and an investigation into charges that a developer had misused...

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The league has been involved in various projects and studies throughout its history, reflecting changing political issues while maintaining a core concern for the community of Mount Vernon.

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Local branch of the national non-partisan League of Women Voters which seeks to promote political responsibility through educating and informing the public on selected governmental issues and promoting action on those issues.

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Study club founded in 1887.

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Women's division of the local Farm Bureau.

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4 folders, shelved in SCVF.

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Organization of Marion women's clubs.

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Co-director of the Feminist Women’s Health Center in Los Angeles, California who specialized in lesbian health care.

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The group was formed in 1973. The purpose of the group was to improve and expand the role of women in society and it supported the Equal Rights Amendment, safe and legal abortion among other issues.

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African American reading club formed in 1984 by University of Iowa graduate students.

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Organization dedicated to legislative and educational efforts to prevent juvenile delinquency and support woman's suffrage.

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Material relating to the Heart of Hawkeye Council of Campfire Girls, The Woman's Christian Temperance Union, and the Iowa Department of the Woman's Relief Corps.

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A women’s club formed in Mount Vernon, Iowa.

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Materials in this collection document the activities of the Young Women’s Christian Association of Washington, Iowa. The association’s items as well as its subsequent clubs date from 1925-1995 and include reports, programs, meeting minutes, official rules, financial records, scrapbooks, newspaper clippings, slides, and photographs.

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Legislative commission designed to study, protect, and advocate for the women of Iowa.

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Organization to promote passage of an Equal Rights Amendment to the Iowa and United States constitutions.

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Organization to promote the advancement of women in politics.

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This non-partisan group studied and acted upon the many local issues including the following: the council-manager form of city government, home rule for local and county government, reapportionment of legislative districts of the Iowa General Assembly, desegregation and integration of Des Moines public schools, and the need for affordable housing in the community.

Abstract State-level branch of the national non-partisan League of Women Voters which seeks to promote political responsibility through educating and informing the public on selected governmental issues and promoting action on those issues. Arrangement 1971 Accession, 1917 to 1991 (boxes 1-61) Local leagues, 1939-1970 (boxes 1-5,19-32) Administrative, 1920-1968 (boxes 6-16) National, 1934-1966 (boxes 16-17) Iowa Voter, 1943-2001 (box 18) Topical, 1938-1972 (boxes 32-42, 45-58, 60-61) Histories, 1917-1969 (boxes 42-44, 59) Voter service, 1947-1966 (box 44) 1975 Accession, 1938-1973 (boxes 62-92) Local leagues, 1968-1971 (boxes 62-67) Administrative, 1940-1973 (boxes 67-79) Topical, 1938-1971 (boxes 79-83, 84-91) Voter service, 1948-1969 (boxes 83-84) 1981 Accession Local leagues, 1928-1979 (boxes 93-100) 1984 Accession, 1955-1980 (boxes 100-107) Topical, 1955-1980 (boxes...

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Women seeking solutions to problems of sexual harassment, violence, homophobia, and childcare at the University.

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Established by the Iowa Commission on the Status of Women in 1975 to recognize the contributions of Iowa women.