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20th Century Club records

 Collection
Identifier: IWA1183
Abstract

20th Century Club records from 1999-2017.

Dates: 1999-2017

100 Grannies records

 Collection
Identifier: IWA0994
Abstract

Papers and scrapbook of 100 Grannies, an environmental and conservation activist group in Iowa City.

Dates: 2011-2017

2017 Women’s March records

 Collection
Identifier: IWA0976
Abstract

A pro-woman march, reacting to the election of Donald Trump as President of the United States, attended by more than 3 million people worldwide.

Dates: 2017

A. Louise Mays papers

 Collection
Identifier: IWA0645
Abstract Social worker and University of Iowa professor. Arrangement There are three videocassettes in the collection. "The Road Not Taken: A Retrospective" and "80th Birthday Party" (1994) VHS and 8mm. These two videocassettes are identical except for their format. They both represent a video version of Mays's scrapbook, including photographs not contained in Mays's papers,followed by filmed footage from her eightieth birthday party on June 4, 1994."At Arm's Length" and "Raw Footage of Louise Mays" (1992) VHS. This videocassette includes a documentary on aging in Iowa, produced by Mary Frances Evans, in which Mays participated. It is followed by the unedited interview with Mays. Other persons featured on the videotape are: Estelle Alleman, Margaret Allen, Betty Atwater, Margaret Bastian, MaryEllen Buck, Robert Buck, Eileen Dawson, King Dawson, Venita Ellison, B. J.Fedler, Harold Forrester, Mildred Forrester, Helen Gore, Wayne...
Dates: 1939-1997

A Political Dialogue: Iowa's Women Legislators oral histories

 Collection
Identifier: IWA0089
Abstract

Interviews with Iowa women legislators conducted by Suzanne O'Dea Schenken.

Dates: 1988-1993

Aaron Silander papers

 Collection
Identifier: IWA0525
Abstract

Iowa City feminist and activist.

Dates: 1972-2004

AAUW - Ottumwa, IA Branch records

 Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: IWA0942
Abstract

Rowena Hardinger's papers relating to a committee that was formed in 1986.

Dates: Existence: 1985-1986

Abbie Romey papers

 Collection
Identifier: IWA0146
Abstract

Actress, homemaker, and 1928 graduate of the State University of Iowa in Iowa City.

Dates: 1891-1993

Abigail Van Allen papers

 Collection
Identifier: IWA0912
Abstract

Iowa City resident who worked to preserve and restore Iowa City landmarks including the Old Capitol building.

Dates: 1968-2008

Ada Mae Brown Brinton memoir

 Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: IWA0708
Abstract

In Sunshine and Rain in Iowa: Reminiscing through 86 Years, Brinton reflects on rural Iowa, hard work, church traditions, and the love of family and community.



Arrangement

One folder, shelved in SCVF.

Dates: 1977

Adalaide Dee Morris papers

 Collection
Identifier: IWA1337
Abstract

Collection of feminist periodicals, poetry, and publications from 1971 to 2002.

Dates: 1971 - 2002

Addington, Julia

 Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: 000000
Dates: ???

Adele Fuchs papers

 Collection
Identifier: IWA1174
Abstract

German-American doctor, teacher, and suffragette who lived in Sioux City and Des Moines from 1879 to the late 1930s.

Dates: 1884-1990

Adelia M. Hoyt papers

 Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: IWA0844
Abstract

Photos and a memoir written by a blind woman who helped establish the Iowa Home for Sightless Women in Des Moines.

Dates: 1915-2011

Adelia St. John Gates papers

 Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: IWA0728
Abstract

Graduate of Genesee College in New York who moved to Waterloo, Iowa as a bride.



Arrangement

One folder, shelved in SCVF.

Dates: 1863-1865

Adella Martinez papers

 Collection
Identifier: IWA0582
Abstract

A former resident of Cook's Point, Davenport, whose parents emigrated from Mexico to the United States in the early 1900s.

Dates: 1922-2005

Adrien Wing papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: IWA1095
Abstract

Black attorney, faculty and Associate Dean at the University of Iowa College of Law.

Dates: 1990-1995

Agudas Achim Sisterhood records

 Collection
Identifier: IWA1020
Abstract

Records of the women’s organization activities associated with an Iowa City synagogue.

Dates: 1952-2015

Aime Wichtendahl oral history collection

 Collection
Identifier: IWA1347
Scope and Contents The Aime Wichtendahl oral history collection consists of the recording and transcript of one oral history interview conducted with Wichtendahl by Kate Orazem in 2023. The collection also contains a business card and a button representing Wichtendahl's campaign promotional materials.In her oral history interview, Wichtendahl discusses the development of her political beliefs, campaigns, and her experiences as a city councilor for Hiawatha, Iowa. Municipal topics covered in the interview include the passage of a higher minimum wage for Linn County in 2017, zoning and housing development, and strategies Wichtendahl used to lower property taxes while maintaining service levels in her community. Wichtendahl also narrates her personal biography, including reflections on growing up trans in an Iowa Christian family, memories of political awakening, her coming-out process, her divorce, and parenthood. She provides her analysis of anti-trans legislation in Iowa in the 2020s and...
Dates: 2023

Ain't I A Woman?

 Collection
Identifier: IWA0992
Dates: 1970-1973

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Iowa Farm Bureau Federation 4
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Planned Parenthood Federation of America 3
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United Nations Association of the United States of America 3
United States. Navy 3
University of Iowa. Department of Physical Education and Dance 3
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Veterans Administration Hospital (Iowa City, Iowa) 3
Wirt, Mildred A. (Mildred Augustine), 1905-2002 3
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