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American Business Women's Association records

 Collection
Identifier: IWA0152
Abstract

Iowa City chapter.

Dates: 1971-

Artists in Action (Muscatine, Iowa) records

 Collection
Identifier: IWA0414
Abstract

Muscatine organization of area artists who opened a shop and organized an annual craft fair, classes, and craft demonstrations.

Dates: 1976-1995

Embroiderers' Guild of America, Plum Grove Chapter records

 Collection
Identifier: IWA0794
Abstract

The guild taught needlework skills and participated in shows.

Dates: 1975-2009

Four Cs of Johnson County records

 Collection
Identifier: IWA0546
Abstract

Records of the local Community Coordinated Child Care.

Dates: 1974-2008

Four Seasons Garden Club Records

 Collection
Identifier: IWA0877
Abstract

This collection contains meeting minutes, annual reports, and scrapbooks of club activities.

Dates: 1970-2010

International Women's Club records

 Collection
Identifier: IWA0798
Abstract

Iowa City group promoting friendship and understanding among women from around the world and the United States of America.

Dates: 1959-2000

Iowa Commission on the Status of Women records

 Collection
Identifier: IWA0175
Abstract

The records include publications, legislative correspondence and the Write Women Back into History essays of middle and high school students in Iowa.

Dates: 1977-2013

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

Iowa Women's Political Caucus records

 Collection
Identifier: IWA0019
Abstract

Organization to promote the advancement of women in politics.

Dates: 1972-1999

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

Mahaska County Farm Bureau Women's Committee records

 Collection
Identifier: IWA0429
Abstract

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

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

Midwest Women's Studies Association records

 Collection
Identifier: IWA0649
Abstract

Regional branch of the National Women's Studies Association.

Dates: 1979-1992

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

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

National Organization for Women, Johnson County-Iowa City Chapter records

 Collection
Identifier: IWA0017
Abstract

Feminist activist organization records.

Dates: 1977-1997

Omega Township Women's Club (O'Brien County) records

 Collection
Identifier: IWA0709
Abstract

Farm Bureau women's club.

Dates: 1976-1991

Percival Needlecrafters scrapbooks

 Collection
Identifier: IWA0155
Abstract

Percival, Iowa club that made quilts to raise money for the community.

Dates: 1976-1992

University of Iowa Council on the Status of Women records

 Collection
Identifier: IWA0338
Abstract

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

Dates: 1976-2005

Young Women's Resource Center (Des Moines, Iowa) records

 Collection
Identifier: IWA0048
Abstract

This local organization's goal was to, educate, and empower young women in the Greater Des Moines area through counseling and other programs.

Dates: 1975-2015

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Iowa Commission on the Status of Women 2
American Business Women's Association. Grant Wood Chapter 1
Artists In Action (Muscatine, Iowa) 1
Campbell, Bonnie J., 1948- 1
Eaton, Linda 1
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Eisinger, Mary 1
Embroiderers' Guild of America. Plum Grove Chapter (Iowa City, Iowa) 1
Four Cs of Johnson County 1
Four Seasons Garden Club (Iowa City, Iowa) 1
Glanton, Willie 1
Goldsmith, Judith 1
Henry, Gloria 1
Hickok, Kathleen 1
International Wives Club (Iowa City, Iowa) 1
International Women's Club (Iowa City, Iowa) 1
Iowa State University 1
Iowa Women's Caucus Research and Education Center 1
Iowa Women's Hall of Fame 1
Iowa Women's Political Caucus 1
Knight, Bernie 1
Kramer, Mary (Legislator) 1
League of Women Voters of Sioux City, Iowa 1
Mahaska County Farm Bureau. Women's Committee 1
Midwest Federation of Chaparral Poets 1
Midwest Federation of Chaparral Poets. Iowa Chapter 1
Midwest Women's Studies Association 1
Midwest Women's Studies Association. Conference 1
Mondale, Walter F., 1928- 1
National Council of State Garden Clubs 1
National League of American Pen Women. Quad Cities Branch 1
National Organization for Women 1
National Organization for Women. Dubuque Chapter 1
National Organization for Women. Iowa 1
National Organization for Women. Johnson County-Iowa City Chapter 1
National Women's Political Caucus (U.S.) 1
Omega Township Women's Club (O'Brien County, Iowa) 1
Patrick, Peggy 1
Percival Needlecrafters (Percival, Iowa) 1
Sullivan, Patricia Clare 1
University of Iowa 1
University of Iowa. Council on the Status of Women 1
Wimer, Connie 1
Womens International League for Peace and Freedom 1
Woodburn, Edna 1
Write Women Back Into History Essay Contest 1
Young Women Resource Center (Des Moines, Iowa) 1
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