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Iowa Women's Foundation records
Collection
Identifier: IWA0269
Abstract
Women's organization to fund and assist programs that create opportunities for women and girls in Iowa.
Dates:
1990-2003
Found in:
Iowa Women's Archives
Iowa Women's Hall of Fame records
Collection
Identifier: IWA0174
Abstract
Established by the Iowa Commission on the Status of Women in 1975 to recognize the contributions of Iowa women.
Dates:
1975-2010
Found in:
Iowa Women's Archives
Iowa Women's Political Caucus records
Collection
Identifier: IWA0019
Abstract
Organization to promote the advancement of women in politics.
Dates:
1972-1999
Found in:
Iowa Women's Archives
Joan Hemm papers
Collection
Identifier: IWA0509
Abstract
Records of the Shady Ladies, a Colorado based historical performance organization founded by Hemm.
Dates:
1998-2004
Found in:
Iowa Women's Archives
Johnson County ERA Coalition records
Collection
Identifier: IWA0138
Abstract
Arrangement
Organized in Iowa City to promote the passage of the Equal Rights Amendment to the constitution of the state of Iowa.
Arrangement
"New Strategies, Old Obstacles in the Fight for Equality: An Analysis of the 1992 Iowa ERA Referendum Campaign," is shelved in the Iowa Women's Archives printed works collection (fHQ.1236.5.U6 F45 1993).
Dates:
1984-1993
Found in:
Iowa Women's Archives
League of Women Voters of Sioux City records
Collection
Identifier: IWA0229
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...
Dates:
1978-1993
Found in:
Iowa Women's Archives
Mahaska County Farm Bureau Women's Committee records
Collection
Identifier: IWA0429
Abstract
Arrangement
The committee splintered from the extension service in 1955 and became the largest political and corporate organization representing farmer interests in Iowa.
Arrangement
4 folders, shelved in SCVF.
Dates:
1971-2002
Found in:
Iowa Women's Archives
Midwest Federation of Chaparral Poets (Iowa Chapter) records
Collection
Identifier: IWA0562
Abstract
The Iowa Chapter of Chaparral Poets met twice yearly (fall and spring); they studied poetry, conducted a poetry contest and wrote poetry for submission to Midwest Chaparral magazine. The organization was formed in 1942 and disbanded in 2001.
Dates:
1977-2001
Found in:
Iowa Women's Archives
Midwest Women's Studies Association records
Collection
Identifier: IWA0649
Abstract
Regional branch of the National Women's Studies Association.
Dates:
1979-1992
Found in:
Iowa Women's Archives
Mothers for Natural Law records
Collection
Identifier: IWA0395
Abstract
Organization opposed to genetically modified organisms.
Dates:
1998-2001
Found in:
Iowa Women's Archives
National Abortion Rights Action League of Iowa records
Collection
Identifier: IWA0640
Abstract
Local chapter of the national association.
Dates:
1990-2001
Found in:
Iowa Women's Archives
National Association of Women in Construction, Cedar Rapids-Iowa City Chapter records
Collection
Identifier: IWA0372
Abstract
The local chapter gives scholarships to students interested in construction careers, sponsors an annual golf outing and provides social networking opportunities for women who work in construction.
Dates:
1978-2005
Found in:
Iowa Women's Archives
National League of American Pen Women, Quad Cities Branch records
Collection
Identifier: IWA0656
Abstract
The National League of American Pen Women, Quad Cities Branch was established in 1976 to serve as an outlet for area women writers to communicate. The group organized scholarship competitions for high school student writers.
Dates:
1976-1997
Found in:
Iowa Women's Archives
National Organization for Women, Dubuque Chapter records
Collection
Identifier: IWA0223
Abstract
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.
Dates:
1973-1995
Found in:
Iowa Women's Archives
National Organization for Women, Johnson County-Iowa City Chapter records
Collection
Identifier: IWA0017
O'Brien County Farm Bureau Women records
Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: IWA0450
Abstract
Arrangement
Organization to promote the interests of farmwomen.
Arrangement
One folder, shelved in SCVF.
Dates:
1989-1996
Found in:
Iowa Women's Archives
Omega Township Women's Club (O'Brien County) records
Collection
Identifier: IWA0709
Percival Needlecrafters scrapbooks
Collection
Identifier: IWA0155
Abstract
Percival, Iowa club that made quilts to raise money for the community.
Dates:
1976-1992
Found in:
Iowa Women's Archives
Polk County Women Attorneys records
Collection
Identifier: IWA0219
Abstract
Association to promote the professional growth of women in the law.
Dates:
1986-1995
Found in:
Iowa Women's Archives
Reproductive Rights Coalition of Iowa City records
Collection
Identifier: IWA0539
Abstract
The Reproductive Rights Coalition of Iowa City (RRCIC) formed in January 1989 in response to Operation Rescue's attempt to shut down a local abortion clinic.
Dates:
1988-1991
Found in:
Iowa Women's Archives
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