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Phylliss Henry papers
First woman assigned to patrol duty on the Des Moines police force, serving from 1972 to 1982.
Polly Ely papers
Peace and civil rights activist who was a longtime member of Peoples Church Unitarian Universalist in Cedar Rapids.
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 Bonfiglio papers
Member of the Unitarian Universalist Society of Iowa City, Iowa.
Arrangement
One folder, shelved in SCVF.
Ruth Hamilton papers
Teacher and world traveler who served in the New Hampshire legislature.
Shirley M. Sandage papers
Mason City, Iowa-born civil rights activist, United States field representative for the Christian Children's Fund and director of program development for the National Organization on Disability.
Sister Gwen Hennessey papers
Franciscan nun sentanced to six months in federal prison for trespassing at Fort Benning, Georgia.
Sondra Smith papers
Iowa Memorial Union catering manager and women's rights activist.
Sue Follon papers
Educational administrator and Executive Director of the Iowa Commission on the Status of Women.
Sylvia M. Stoesser papers
University of Iowa graduate in 1928 with a Ph.D. in physical chemistry. She was the first woman chemist to work for Dow Chemical Company.
Arrangement
One folder, shelved in SCVF.
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.
Viola Nesfield Owen papers
Mother and piano teacher living in Wisconsin, cooresponding with family in Waterloo, Iowa.
Virginia Myers papers
Artist, University of Iowa professor, and inventor of the Iowa Foil Printer.