Legislators
Found in 226 Collections and/or Records:
Audio recording, January 15, 2020
Audio recording of an interview with Iowa state legislator Kristin Sunde about her legislative service, balancing parenthood and foster care provider with public office, and advice for other women considering a run.
Audio recording, January 14, 2020
Audio recording of Iowa state legislator Mary Wolfe about her legislative service, including her experiences pursuing criminal justice reform as a member of the minority, and the role of gender in politics.
Audio recording, February 17, 2020
Audio recording of an interview with Iowa state legislator and lieutenant governor Jo Ann Zimmerman about her public service, the women's legislative caucus, and sexism she experienced in her career.
Audio recording, September 14, 2019
Audio recording of an interview with Iowa state legislator Maggie Tinsman about her legislative service, time on the Scott County Board of Supervisors, and the role of gender in politics.
Audio recording, December 5, 2019
Audio recording of a tribute to Iowa state legislator Betty Jean "BeJe" Clark composed and read by her friend Mary Ellen Miller. The tribute discusses a variety of topics, including: Clark's childhood; her role in opposing the legalization of pari-mutuel betting in Iowa; her mentorship of legislative pages on how to handle sexual harassment from male legislators; the legislative women's caucus; the transition away from six-on-six girls' basketball; her relationships with other women legislators, including Betty Hoffman, Pat Thompson, and Nancy Shimanek; and her Methodist faith.
Audio recording, September 14, 2019
Audio recording of a tribute to Iowa state legislator and lieutenant governor Joy Corning composed and read by her friend and fellow legislator Maggie Tinsman; summarizes Corning's personal biography, community service, and political career.
Audio recording, August 19, 2020
Audio recording of a tribute to Iowa state legislator Minnette Doderer, composed and delivered by her friend and fellow legislator Johnie Hammond; summarizes Doderer's personal biography, community service, and political career. Topics include the women's legislative caucus, reapportionment, and sexism against women in politics.
Audio recording, September 14, 2019
Audio recording of a tribute to Iowa state legislator Minnette Doderer, composed and read by her friend and fellow legislator Jean Lloyd-Jones; summarizes Doderer's personal biography, community service, and political career.
Audio recording, August 19, 2020
Audio recording of a tribute to Iowa state legislator JoAnn Orr composed and read by her friend and fellow legislator Janet Carl; summarizes Orr's personal biography, community service, and political career.
Audio recording, October 16, 2023
Transcript of an interview with Iowa state legislator Phyllis Thede, which includes discussion of the following topics: Thede's family; her experiences as a Black girl growing up in Chicago and Iowa, including differential experiences of segregation and racism in those respective locales; her analysis of the redistricting and its effects on her final reelection campaign; memories of serving in the legislature during the COVID-19 pandemic; memories of witnessing and being targeted by racist harassment at the legislature or among her constituents; her role in changing Iowa's law regarding insurance reimbursements for chiropractic care; the increasingly partisan character of politics in Iowa and the United States; the founding of the Black caucus in the Iowa legislature; and her Catholic faith.
Audio recording, August 19, 2020
Audio recording of an interview with Iowa state legislator Janet Adams about her legislative service, male attitudes toward women in politics, and advice for other women running for office.
Audio recording, January 14, 2020
Audio recording of an interview with Iowa state legislator Marti Anderson about her legislative service, male attitudes toward women in politics, and advice for other women running for office.
Audio recording, September 16, 2019
Audio recording of an interview with Iowa state legislator Elaine Baxter about her service as a legislator and secretary of state, male attitudes toward women in politics, and the strengths women bring to political office.
Audio recording, January 14, 2020
Audio recording of an interview with Iowa state legislator Liz Bennett about her legislative service, male attitudes toward women in politics, being one of Iowa's first openly LGBTQ+ politicians, and advice for other women running for office.
Audio recording, October 31, 2019
Audio recording of an interview with Iowa state legislator Deborah Berry about her experiences as an African-American woman in the Iowa legislature, male attitudes toward women in politics, and advice for other women running for office.
Audio recording, January 15, 2020
Audio recording of an interview with Iowa state legislator Holly Brink about her legislative service and advice for other women running for office.
Audio recording, January 14, 2020
Audio recording of an interview with Iowa state legislator Timi Brown-Powers about her legislative experience, male attitudes toward women in politics, and advice for other women running for office.
Audio recording, August 19, 2020
Audio recording of an interview with Iowa state legislator Janet Carl about her legislative service, the women's caucus in the Iowa legislature, and advice for other women running for office.
Audio recording, January 14, 2020
Audio recording of an interview with Iowa state legislator Claire Celsi about her legislative service, male attitudes towards women in politics, and advice for other women running for office.
Audio recording, September 16, 2019
Audio recording of an interview with Iowa state legislator Kay Chapman about her legislative service, gender roles in politics, and male attitudes toward women legislators.