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A Political Dialogue: Iowa's Women Legislators oral histories
Interviews with Iowa women legislators conducted by Suzanne O'Dea Schenken.
Alberta Metcalf Kelly papers
High school English teacher who was active in state and national Democratic Party politics during the 1950s and 1960s.
Anabeth Koob Voigts papers
Materials relate to the efforts of Voigts to obtain the release of her sister, Kathryn Koob, who was held hostage in Iran between 1979 and 1981.
Anna Cochrane Lomas papers
Republican National Committeewoman in the 1950s and 1960s from Red Oak, Iowa.
Barbara Fassbinder papers
Rural nurse who contracted AIDS on the job and became a national spokeswoman for occupational safety.
Betty Jean Clark papers
Betty Jean Furgerson papers
Teacher, social worker, human rights commission director, and university regent from Waterloo.
Betty M. Burger papers
Congressional caseworker from 1967 until 2007.
Betty Mae Page papers
Waterloo, Iowa resident who served on Governor Ray's Commission on the Status of Women.
Arrangement
One folder, shelved in SCVF.
Beverly A. Hannon papers
Two-term Iowa state senator. Hannon chaired the Human Resources Committee and was instrumental in founding the Iowa Women's Foundation in Iowa City.
Beverly Everett papers
Family farmer, volunteer, and community activist who served on U.S. National Commission for UNESCO and the International Women's Year Commission.
Black Hawk County Democratic Women's Organization (Iowa) records
The group formed in 1956 to help elect Democratic candidates.
Black Hawk County Women's Political Caucus records
Organized in 1973, members supported a number of feminist initiatives including economic equalty and the ERA.
Bonnie J. Campbell papers
Chair of Iowa's Democratic Party from 1987 to 1991 and first woman to serve as Iowa's Attorney General from 1990 until 1994.
Campaign to Add Women to the Iowa Constitution records
Organization formed to work for passage of Iowa state ERA.
Candace Packard Lambie papers
Officer in local and state chapters of the League of Women Voters and Daughters of the American Revolution.
Arrangement
One folder, shelved in SCVF.
Carolyn "Kay" Bucksbaum papers
Civic activist involved in the Jewish community, the Des Moines symphony, the League of Women Voters, and the Proteus Club.
Carolyn Pendray papers
First woman elected to the Iowa General Assembly, representing Jackson County in both the Iowa House of Representatives and the Iowa Senate.
Cecile Cooper papers
Charlene Conklin papers
Member of the Iowa House of Representatives,1967 to 1969, and the Iowa Senate, 1969 to 1973.
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- Iowa. General Assembly. Senate 12
- League of Women Voters of Iowa 8
- University of Iowa 7
- Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ) 6
- State University of Iowa 6
- Iowa Women's Political Caucus 5
- Iowa Commission on the Status of Women 4
- O'Dea, Suzanne, 1950- 4
- Republican National Committee (U.S.) 4
- American Association of University Women 3
- Grinnell College 3
- Iowa. General Assembly 3
- National Organization for Women. Iowa 3
- National Women's Political Caucus (U.S.) 3
- Ray, Robert D., 1928- 3
- Smith, Mary Louise 3
- American Association for the United Nations 2
- Anderson, Margaret, 1928- 2
- Branstad, Terry E. 2
- Chapman, Kathleen Halloran, 1937- 2
- Clark, Betty Jean, 1920-2005 2
- Cohen, Gertrude, 1913- 2
- Conklin, Charlene, 1929- 2
- Conlin, Roxanne Barton, 1944- 2
- Des Moines Art Center 2
- Doderer, Minnette, 1923-2005 2
- Drake University 2
- Governor Ray's Commission on the Status Of Women (Iowa) 2
- Grefe, Mary 2
- Griffin, Edna, 1909-2000 2
- Gruhn, Josephine, 1927- 2
- Hammond, Johnie, 1932- 2
- Hannon, Beverly A., 1932- 2
- Harper, Patricia, 1932- 2
- Iowa ERA Coalition 2
- Iowa Suffrage Memorial Commission 2
- Iowa Women's Hall of Fame 2
- Larsen, Sonja, 1941- 2
- League of Women Voters (Des Moines, Iowa) 2
- Lipsky, Joan, 1919-2015 2
- Lloyd-Jones, Jean, 1929- 2
- Miller, Elizabeth R. (Elizabeth Ruby), 1905-1988 2
- National Federation of Republican Women 2
- National Organization for Women 2
- National Organization for Women. Dubuque Chapter 2
- National Organization for Women. Johnson County-Iowa City Chapter 2
- National Women's Conference (1st : 1977 : Houston, Tex.) 2
- Neuhauser, Mary C., 1934- 2
- Noun, Louise R. 2
- Older Women's League (U.S.) 2
- Orr, Joann, 1923-2017 2
- Republican National Convention 2
- Shivvers, Vera, 1897-1990 2
- Torrence-Laughlin, Janis, 1926-2014 2
- University of Iowa. Libraries. Iowa Women's Archives 2
- Zastrow, Katherine Mull Falvey, 1904-1997 2
- Adams, Janet, 1937- 1
- Algona High School (Algona, Iowa) 1
- American Patients Association 1
- Anderson, Helen 1
- Anderson, Ruth Bluford, 1921-2013 1
- Association of Trial Lawyers of America 1
- Association of Trial Lawyers of Iowa 1
- Attlee, C. R. (Clement Richard), 1883-1967 1
- Attlee, Felicity 1
- Attlee, Martin 1
- Attlee, Violet 1
- Baxter, Elaine, 1933- 1
- Beatty, Linda, 1942- 1
- Becker, Ruth Salzmann, 1922-2007 (1922-2007) 1
- Becker, Virginia, 1918- 1
- Benedict Home (Des Moines, Iowa) 1
- Berg, Orville 1
- Black Hawk County Democratic Women's Organization (Iowa) 1
- Black Hawk County Women's Political Caucus (Iowa) 1
- Bloom, Amy 1
- Bock, Lena Belle, 1904-2007 1
- Boyd, Nancy Shimanek, 1947- 1
- Brain family 1
- Brandt, Diane, 1938- 1
- Bridenstine, Jeanne, 1923- 1
- Brigance, Linda 1
- Brown, Paula Watts, 1909-1974 1
- Brown, Ralph 1
- Bucksbaum, Carolyn 1
- Buhr, Florence, 1933- 1
- Burger, Betty M., 1920-2007 1
- Burleson, Jane, 1928- 1
- Bush, George, 1924- 1
- Campaign to Add Women to the Iowa Constitution 1
- Campbell, Bonnie J., 1948- 1
- Carl, Janet, 1948- 1
- Carpenter, Dorothy, 1933-2011 1
- Carter, Lucille Ketchum, 1913- 1
- Catholic Interracial Council (Davenport, Iowa) 1
- Center for the American Woman and Politics (Eagleton Institute of Politics) 1
- Chicago Housing Authority 1 ∧ less