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Alberta Metcalf Kelly papers

 Collection
Identifier: IWA0176
Abstract

High school English teacher who was active in state and national Democratic Party politics during the 1950s and 1960s.

Dates: 1899-1994

Betty Mae Page papers

 Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: IWA0281
Abstract

Waterloo, Iowa resident who served on Governor Ray's Commission on the Status of Women.



Arrangement

One folder, shelved in SCVF.

Dates: 1969-1996

Black Hawk County Democratic Women's Organization (Iowa) records

 Collection
Identifier: IWA0545
Abstract

The group formed in 1956 to help elect Democratic candidates.

Dates: 1956-1977

Candace Packard Lambie papers

 Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: IWA0267
Abstract

Officer in local and state chapters of the League of Women Voters and Daughters of the American Revolution.



Arrangement

One folder, shelved in SCVF.

Dates: 1959-1991

Denise O'Brien papers

 Collection
Identifier: IWA0156
Abstract

Organic farmer and political activist who served as president of National Family Farm Coalition.

Dates: 1964-2007

Dorothy Schramm papers

 Collection
Identifier: IWA0183
Abstract

Human rights advocate from Burlington, Iowa who was active in local and international issues, particularly UNA-USA and the League of Women Voters.

Dates: 1938-2006

Elvira Houston papers

 Collection
Identifier: IWA0623
Abstract

Tama County, Iowa farmwoman who maintained the family account books for nearly fifty years. She ran for city council on the Women's Progressive Ticket in 1942.

Dates: 1928-1984

ERA Iowa 1992 records

 Collection
Identifier: IWA0305
Abstract

Grassroots campaign initiated in Des Moines, Iowa, in 1991 to promote the passage of the Equal Rights Amendment to the Iowa constitution in the 1992 election.

Dates: 1980-1993

Ernest Rodriguez papers

 Collection
Identifier: IWA0784
Abstract

Davenport civil rights and Chicano activist, born in the predominantly Mexican settlement of Holy City in Bettendorf, Iowa.

Dates: 1910-2014

Esther Ver Meer papers

 Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: IWA0408
Abstract

Farmwoman and member of the Porkettes, the women's auxiliary of the Iowa Pork Producers Council.



Arrangement

One folder, shelved in SCVF.

Dates: 1991-1998

Faith Knowler papers

 Collection
Identifier: IWA0206
Abstract

Johnson County community activist from the 1970s to 1990s.

Dates: 1936-1995

Iowa Women's Political Caucus records

 Collection
Identifier: IWA0019
Abstract

Organization to promote the advancement of women in politics.

Dates: 1972-1999

Jean and John L. Schneiders papers

 Collection
Identifier: IWA0783
Abstract

Davenport community and civil rights activists during the 1960s.

Dates: 1962-2008

Joan Vander Naald Egenes papers

 Collection
Identifier: IWA0332
Abstract

Des Moines-born clubwoman, community leader, businesswoman, and Republican Party activist.

Dates: 1966-1997

Kathleen Wood Laurila papers

 Collection
Identifier: IWA0458
Abstract

Iowa activist involved in the peace movement as well energy conservation and environmental protection coalitions.

Dates: 1956-1999

League of Women Voters, Iowa records

 Collection
Identifier: IWA0020
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...
Dates: 1917-2001

League of Women Voters, Johnson County records

 Collection
Identifier: IWA0021
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1920-2009

League of Women Voters, Metropolitan Des Moines records

 Collection
Identifier: IWA0243
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1936-1995

League of Women Voters, Mount Vernon-Lisbon records

 Collection
Identifier: IWA0205
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1948-1996

League of Women Voters, Muscatine records

 Collection
Identifier: IWA0636
Abstract

During the 1980s and 1990s, the LWV of Muscatine conducted a number of studies on Muscatine county issues, including the ambulance 911 system, law enforcement, county courthouse space needs, alternative forms of county government, housing, education, land use, hazardous waste, local option tax, the U.S. Highway 61 Bypass, and the Muscatine fire station.

Dates: 1943-2000

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Democratic Party (Iowa) 3
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Lloyd-Jones, Jean (1929-) 3
National Organization for Women. Iowa 3
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State University of Iowa 3
American Association for the United Nations 2
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Iowa Women's Political Caucus 2
Iowa. General Assembly. House of Representatives 2
National Organization for Women. Dubuque Chapter 2
National Organization for Women. Johnson County-Iowa City Chapter 2
National Women's Political Caucus (U.S.) 2
Noun, Louise R. (1908-2002) 2
Planned Parenthood Federation of America 2
Ray, Robert D. (1928-2018) 2
Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ) 2
Teaford, Jane (1935-) 2
University of Iowa 2
AIDS Coalition of Johnson County (Iowa) 1
Adams, Janet (1937-) 1
Alan Guttmacher Institute 1
Americans for Religious Liberty 1
Ashby, Rhoda 1
Black Hawk County Democratic Women's Organization (Iowa) 1
Branstad, Terry E. 1
Bruggmann, Charles 1
Bruggmann, Dominique 1
Bruggmann, Sibylle 1
Bush, George, 1924- 1
Carlson, Agnes Bollesen 1
Carr, Martha Ashby 1
Catholic Interracial Council (Davenport, Iowa) 1
Catholics for a Free Choice (Organization) 1
Daughters of the American Revolution 1
Des Moines Human Rights Commission 1
Des Moines Metro Opera Guild 1
Des Moines Tutoring Center 1
Doderer, Minnette, 1923-2005 1
Donovan, Vergene (1924-) 1
Drake University 1
Dubuque Human Rights Commission (Dubuque, Iowa) 1
Durham, Leona 1
ERA Iowa 1992 1
Eaton, Linda 1
Egenes, Joan Vander Naald, 1936- 1
Emma Goldman Clinic 1
Feminist Majority (Organization) 1
Ford, Gerald R., 1913-2006 1
Glickman, Miriam Wijkman 1
Goldsmith, Judith 1
Governor Ray's Commission on the Status Of Women (Iowa) 1
Griffin, Edna, 1909-2000 1
Grinnell College 1
Hammond, Johnie (1932-) 1
Harris, Briana 1
Harris, Larry 1
Herring, Patricia, 1944- 1
Himschoot, Nickol 1
Houston family 1
Houston, Elvira, 1901-1981 1
Hunter, Mary Ankeny, 1870- 1
Hutchison, Sherry 1
Iowa Business Council 1
Iowa Center for AIDS Resources and Education 1
Iowa City Free Medical Clinic 1
Iowa Civil Rights Commission 1
Iowa Commission on Latino Affairs 1
Iowa Commission on the Status of African-Americans 1
Iowa Commission on the Status of Women 1
Iowa Community AIDS Partnership 1
Iowa ERA Coalition 1
Iowa Farmers Union 1
Iowa Parent Teacher Association 1
Iowa Porkettes 1
Iowa Suffrage Memorial Commission 1
Iowa Women's Caucus Research and Education Center 1
Iowa. Department of Public Health 1
Iowa. General Assembly. Senate 1
Jackson, Jesse, 1941- 1
John F. Kennedy School of Government 1
Johnson County (Iowa). Department of Public Health 1
Johnson County Regional Planning Commission (Iowa) 1
Kausch, Lani 1
Kelly, Alberta Metcalf, 1899-1994 1
Knowler, Faith (1911-2002) 1
Lambie, Candace Packard 1
Laurila, Kathleen Wood, 1940- 1
League of United Latin American Citizens. Council 10 (Davenport, Iowa) 1
League of Women Voters (U.S.) 1
League of Women Voters of Johnson County, Iowa 1
League of Women Voters of Metropolitan Des Moines 1
League of Women Voters of Mount Vernon-Lisbon 1
League of Women Voters of Muscatine, Iowa 1
League of Women Voters of Sioux City, Iowa 1
Levin, Myrtilla F., 1938- 1
Magers, Jane 1
March For Women's Lives. Iowa Delegation 1
Martin, Mona Kadel (1934-) 1
Marylanders for the Right to Choose (Organization) 1
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