wa00013. Women, Politics, and the Law
Found in 118 Collections and/or Records:
Margaret McCollum papers
Des Moines resident who was a leader in women's organizations including American Mother's Inc., PTA and AAUW.
Margaret McDonald papers
Active in Republican Party and vice-chairman of the Iowa Republican Central Committee in 1970.
Rosemary Sackett papers
Lawyer and justice on Iowa Court of Appeals.
Lena Belle Bock papers
Member of the Iowa House of Representatives from 1960 to 1964.
National Organization for Women, Dubuque Chapter records
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.
Ruth Scharnau papers
Teacher and community activist who was a founding member of the Dubuque National Organization for Women.
Louise Rosenfield Noun papers
Feminist and civil liberties activist from Des Moines, Iowa, who was also an art collector, author, and co-founder of the Louise Noun-Mary Louise Smith Iowa Women's Archives.
Jean Lloyd-Jones papers
State legislator from Iowa City and president of the Iowa Peace Institute.
A Political Dialogue: Iowa's Women Legislators oral history collection
Interviews with Iowa women legislators conducted by Suzanne O'Dea Schenken.
Woman's Christian Temperance Union of Iowa records
Organization dedicated to legislative and educational efforts to prevent juvenile delinquency and support woman's suffrage.
Kathleen Halloran Chapman papers
Attorney and Democrat who served in the Iowa House of Representatives from 1983 to 1992 and again in 1996.
Nancy Hauserman papers
Materials in this collection document the professional activities of Nancy Hauserman, business professor and scholar. Hauserman’s research and scholarship primarily focused on sexual harassment, business ethics, and women and employment law. Materials span from 1979 to 2013 and comprise course materials, speech materials, interview questions, newspaper clippings, research articles, and photographs.
Adrien Wing papers
Black attorney, faculty and Associate Dean at the University of Iowa College of Law.
2017 Women’s March records
A pro-woman march, reacting to the election of Donald Trump as President of the United States, attended by more than 3 million people worldwide.
Iowa Commission on the Status of Women records
Legislative commission designed to study, protect, and advocate for the women of Iowa.
Martha Nash papers
Civil rights activist, community and religious leader, she was executive director of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Education and Vocational Training in Waterloo.
Mary Jane Odell papers
Television journalist and politician who served as Iowa Secretary of State from 1980 to 1986.
Minnette Doderer papers
Barbara McRoberts collection of Carolyn Campbell Pendray materials
First woman elected to Iowa House of Representatives and first woman elected to any state senate. Collection primarily consists of materials collected by Pendray’s great-niece Barbara McRoberts documenting Pendray’s political involvement and family.