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League of Women Voters, 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 — Folder 1: Series 1
Identifier: IWA0429
Abstract

Women's division of the local Farm Bureau.



Arrangement

4 folders, shelved in SCVF.

Dates: 1929-2002
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 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
Abstract

Feminist activist organization records.

Dates: 1977-1997
Found in: Iowa Women's Archives

O'Brien County Farm Bureau Women records

 Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: IWA0450
Abstract

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
Abstract

Farm Bureau women's club.

Dates: 1976-1991
Found in: Iowa Women's Archives

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

United Sisters of Black Hawk County records

 Collection
Identifier: IWA0315
Abstract

Iowa affiliate of Networking Together, Inc., an organization for women of color.

Dates: 1984-1996
Found in: Iowa Women's Archives

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
Found in: Iowa Women's Archives

Women Against Racism Committee (Iowa City, Iowa) records

 Collection
Identifier: IWA0364
Abstract

Multiethnic group founded in 1981 by women from the University of Iowa.

Dates: 1981-1998
Found in: Iowa Women's Archives

Women Aware, Inc. (Sioux City, Iowa) records

 Collection
Identifier: IWA0727
Abstract

Women Aware, Inc. is a non-profit organization located in Sioux City, Iowa, which was started in 1979. Its primary focus is on displaced homemakers and single parent homemakers, providing advocacy, education, information, counseling, referral and support.

Dates: 1985-2004
Found in: Iowa Women's Archives

Women, Food and Agriculture Network records

 Collection
Identifier: IWA0752
Abstract

Organization connecting women with progressive approaches to agriculture.

Dates: 1994-2011
Found in: Iowa Women's Archives

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
Found in: Iowa Women's Archives

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Blackmun, Harry A. (Harry Andrew), 1908-1999 1
Bob's Creek Neighbors (Club : Allamakee County, Iowa) 1
Campbell, Bonnie J., 1948- 1
Catholics for a Free Choice (Organization) 1
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Embroiderers' Guild of America. Plum Grove Chapter (Iowa City, Iowa) 1
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Farm Safety 4 Just Kids 1
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Four Cs of Johnson County 1
Four Seasons Garden Club (Iowa City, Iowa) 1
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Grand Meadow Women's Club (Allamakee County, Iowa) 1
Helen Lemme Reading Club (Iowa City, Iowa) 1
Henry, Gloria 1
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Ingleside Club (Mount Vernon, Iowa) 1
International Wives Club (Iowa City, Iowa) 1
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Iowa Coalition Against Sexual Assault 1
Iowa Crime Victim Assistance Division 1
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Iowa State Bar Association 1
Iowa State University 1
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Iowa Women's Caucus Research and Education Center 1
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J.I. Case Company 1
Johnson County ERA Coalition (Johnson County, Iowa) 1
Knight, Bernie 1
Kramer, Mary, (Legislator) (1935-) 1
League of Women Voters of Sioux City, Iowa 1
Lemme, Helen 1
Lipsky, Joan (1919-2015) 1
Lloyd-Jones, Jean (1929-) 1
Mahaska County Farm Bureau. Women's Committee 1
Marylanders for the Right to Choose (Organization) 1
Mascher, Mary (1952) 1
Metcalf, Janet, 1935- 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
Minowa Rug Guild (Winneshiek County, Iowa) 1
Mondale, Walter F., 1928- 1
Mothers for Natural Law (Fairfield, Iowa) 1
National Abortion Rights Action League 1
National Abortion Rights Action League of Iowa 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
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National Women's Political Caucus (U.S.) 1
Networking Together, Inc. 1
New Directions for Women (Organization) 1
O'Brien County Farm Bureau Women (Iowa) 1
O'Brien, Denise, 1949- 1
Omega Township Women's Club (O'Brien County, Iowa) 1
Patrick, Peggy 1
Percival Needlecrafters (Percival, Iowa) 1
Planned Parenthood Federation of America 1
Planned Parenthood of Mid-Iowa 1
Polk County Women Attorneys (Iowa) 1
Post-Franklin Township Club (Allamakee County, Iowa) 1
Reproductive Rights Coalition of Iowa City 1
Sullivan, Patricia Clare 1
Teaford, Jane (1935-) 1
Ticciati, Laura 1
Ticciati, Robin 1
United Sisters of Black Hawk County (Iowa) 1
University of Iowa. Council on the Status of Women 1
University of Iowa. Women's Resource and Action Center 1
Wimer, Connie 1
Women Against Racism 1
Women Against Racism Committee (Iowa City, Iowa) 1
Women Against Racism Conference 1
Women Aware, Inc. (Sioux City, Iowa) 1
Women, Food & Agriculture Network 1
Woodburn, Edna 1
Young Women Resource Center (Des Moines, Iowa) 1
Young Women's Christian Association of Black Hawk County (Iowa) 1
Zimmerman, Jo Ann (1936-2019) 1
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