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The University of Iowa LibrariesMarch 8, 2012August 6, 2023Iowa Digital Library, IWA

In celebration of International Women’s Day, we’re featuring a few of the thousands of artifacts in our Iowa Women’s Archives Digital Collections:

Holy City residents, Bettendorf, Iowa, 1920s | Mujeres Latinas

Basketball practice, 1938 | University of Iowa Physical Education for Women

Betty Ford at the National Republican Convention, Kansas City, 1976 | Iowa Women's Archives Founders — Betty Ford at the National Republican Convention, Kansas City, 1976 | Iowa Women’s Archives Founders

Girls' dance troupe, Roland, Iowa, 1910s | Noble Photographs — Girls’ dance troupe, Roland, Iowa, 1910s | Noble Photographs

Fence climbing, The University of Iowa, 1920s | African American Women in Iowa