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Rosemary Sackett papers
Lawyer and justice on Iowa Court of Appeals.
Rowene Danbom papers
Journalist who worked at the International News Service in Des Moines, Iowa during World War II and became its first woman bureau chief.
Roxanne Barton Conlin papers
Attorney and political activist who co-founded the Iowa Women's Political Caucus and was appointed Federal Prosecutor in 1977.
Ruth Schanke papers
Des Moines woman who organized a support group for spouses of lesbians and gays in 1994.
Arrangement
One folder, shelved in SCVF.
Sarilda Phillips papers
Mississippi schoolteacher who was forced into retirement in 1956 following desegregation.
Shloss and Mannheimer Families papers
Prominent Des Moines families including Irma Mannheimer, her husband Rabbi Eugene Mannheimer of Temple B'nai Jeshurun, and her parents, Rose and Max Shloss—the owners of Lederer and Strauss and Company.
Sioux County Women's Chorus (Iowa) records
Choral group that was invited to represent Iowa at the New York World's Fair in 1939.
Arrangement
One folder, shelved in SCVF.
Sister Gwen Hennessey papers
Franciscan nun sentanced to six months in federal prison for trespassing at Fort Benning, Georgia.
Sue Follon papers
Educational administrator and Executive Director of the Iowa Commission on the Status of Women.
Swope and DeLand Families papers
Family papers and subject files concerning women artists, women writers, and peace activism in Northwest Iowa.
Verda Williams papers
Communication specialist at Iowa State University who produced the documentary Black Des Moines: Voices Seldom Heard.
Vina Thorpe papers
Des Moines newspaper columnist and editor who ran Thorpe Publications with her husband.
Wallace Women History Project
Transcripts of 13 oral history interviews describe the experiences of the Henry Wallace family in Iowa.
Welch and Angrick Collection
Material relating to the Heart of Hawkeye Council of Campfire Girls, The Woman's Christian Temperance Union, and the Iowa Department of the Woman's Relief Corps.
Woman's Christian Temperance Union of Iowa records
Organization dedicated to legislative and educational efforts to prevent juvenile delinquency and support woman's suffrage.
Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (Des Moines Chapter) records
Members of the Des Moines chapter of WILPF studied government policy on nuclear testing, the draft , the war in Vietnam, and the arms race. They held informational rallies and demonstrations and maintained a vigorous letter-writing campaign.
Young Women's Resource Center (Des Moines, Iowa) records
This local organization's goal was to, educate, and empower young women in the Greater Des Moines area through counseling and other programs.
YWCA of Greater Des Moines records
The records are arranged in eight series: Administrative records, Financial records, Publicity, Branches and clubs, Photographs, Scrapbooks, Artifacts, and 1998 Accession.
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- Algona High School (Algona, Iowa) 1
- Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority 1
- American Academy of Neurology. Women's Auxiliary 1
- American Association for the United Nations 1
- American Mothers, Inc. 1
- American National Red Cross. Nursing Service 1
- American Patients Association 1
- Andrews, Neta 1
- Angrick, William 1
- Ankeny High School (Ankeny, Iowa) 1
- Ashby, Rhoda 1
- Association of Trial Lawyers of America 1
- Association of Trial Lawyers of Iowa 1
- Aurora Reading Club of Pittsburgh (Pa.) 1
- B'nai Jeshurun Temple (Des Moines, Iowa) 1
- Basketball Hall of Fame (Springfield, Mass.) 1
- Benedict Home (Des Moines, Iowa) 1
- Bennett, Mary 1
- Berry, Jean, 1938- 1
- Beth El Jacob Synagogue (Des Moines, Iowa) 1
- Bolin, Molly, 1957- 1
- Boller, Betty, 1924- 1
- Bonham, Catherine 1
- Bonney, Margaret Atherton 1
- Booth, Marlene 1
- Boyum, Bernice Larson, 1922- 1
- Branstad, Terry E. 1
- Brewton, Frances 1
- Britton family 1
- Britton, Cheryl, 1910-2003 1
- Britton, Chester, 1904 - 1968 1
- Brown, Geraldine 1
- Brown, Paula Watts, 1909-1974 1
- Brubaker, Mary 1
- Bruggmann, Charles 1
- Bruggmann, Dominique 1
- Bruggmann, Sibylle 1
- Bryn Mawr College 1
- Bucklew, Jeanette, 1946- 1
- Bucksbaum, Carolyn 1
- Bush, George, 1924- 1
- Campbell, Bonnie J., 1948- 1
- Carlson, Agnes Bollesen 1
- Carr, Martha Ashby 1
- Carson, Frances 1
- Cech, Annette Cerveny, 1922- 1
- Cech, Thomas 1
- Central College (Pella, Iowa) 1
- Chauncey Depew Club (Des Moines, Iowa) 1
- Chicago Housing Authority 1
- Chong, Peggy 1
- Christensen, Jeanne, 1938- 1
- Chrysalis Foundation 1
- City Union of Mothers' Clubs (Des Moines, Iowa) 1
- Clark, Betty Jean, 1920-2005 1
- Cline, Kate 1
- Coffin, Barbara, 1941- 1
- Coffin, Winnie 1
- Coggeshall, Mary Jane Whitely, 1836-1911 1
- Colorado. Department of Highways 1
- Community Pharmacy (Des Moines, Iowa) 1
- Conklin, Charlene, 1929- 1
- Conlin, Roxanne Barton, 1944- 1
- Cooper, Fannie Wilson 1
- Cosson, George 1
- Cosson, Jennifer Riggs, -1943 1
- Cothorn, Marguerite, 1909-1998 1
- Cruikshank, Rena 1
- Cullen, Bill, 1920-1990 1
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