Linda and Richard Kerber Fund for Research in the Iowa Women’s Archives In honor of Linda and Richard Kerber’s enduring support for scholarship in the history of women, the Iowa Women’s Archives (University of Iowa Libraries) announces a grant of $1000 to fund travel to Iowa City, Iowa, to conduct research in the Iowa Women’s Archives. Continue reading “Travel Grant Applications due April 15, 2017”
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Every Girl Has a Voice: 8-14 Year Old Girls Explore IWA
Every girl has a voice. Every woman has a story! This month the IWA held an event for area girls from ages 8 – 14. The girls learned about Iowa girls and women from decades past like Dora Martin Berry, the first black student to be named Miss State University of Iowa; Dorothy Fox Wurster,Continue reading “Every Girl Has a Voice: 8-14 Year Old Girls Explore IWA”
Janet Weaver wins 2017 ACRL WGSS Significant Achievement Award
via Association of College and Research Libraries: http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/02/weaver-wins-2017-acrl-wgss-significant-achievement-award CHICAGO – Janet Weaver, assistant curator of the Iowa Women’s Archives at the University of Iowa, is the winner of the 2017 Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) Women and Gender Studies Section (WGSS) Award for Significant Achievement in Woman’s Studies Librarianship. The WGSS award honorsContinue reading “Janet Weaver wins 2017 ACRL WGSS Significant Achievement Award”
IWA Graduate Assistant Rachel Black Graduates from SLIS
Rachel Black, IWA graduate assistant completed her studies and graduated from the School of Library and Information Science. She will walk tomorrow at graduation. Earlier this month, Rachel successfully defended her poster, “Community Building and Humanizing Social Media.” Earlier we highlighted Rachel’s work on her blog, “@ Your Local Library.” You can read more aboutContinue reading “IWA Graduate Assistant Rachel Black Graduates from SLIS”
“At Your Local Library” Interviews with IWA
Rachel Black is a graduate assistant in the Iowa Women’s Archives. As part of her graduate work in the School of Library and Information Science she has been working on a project called “@ Your Local Library.” “@ Your Local Library” is a series of photo essays bringing to life stories of the important work goingContinue reading ““At Your Local Library” Interviews with IWA”
New Furniture in the Iowa Womens Archives
The Iowa Women’s Archives is approaching its 25th Anniversary in 2017. In preparation, through a series of fundraisers our donors have helped make it possible to update the Reading Room with new paint, tables, and technology. Most everything is place though some finishing touches like hanging artwork still remain. Sincere thanks to all of ourContinue reading “New Furniture in the Iowa Womens Archives”
Meet IWA’s Graduate Assistants
While these two fabulous ladies aren’t brand new to IWA, they both recently accepted positions as graduate assistants for the up-coming semesters. Rachel Black grew up in the southwestern corner of Iowa in a tiny town that had more ponies than people. Now living in the Iowa City area, she hopes to graduate with a MLISContinue reading “Meet IWA’s Graduate Assistants”
Migration is Beautiful Website Premieres at 2016 National LULAC Convention
July 12th was the kickoff for the 2016 National LULAC (League of United Latin American Citizens) convention. Janet, assistant curator here at the IWA, attended the conference to promote “Migration is Beautiful,” a new website featuring vignettes, oral history interview clips, memoirs, letters, and photographs from the IWA’s Mujeres Latinas Project. The new website highlightsContinue reading “Migration is Beautiful Website Premieres at 2016 National LULAC Convention”
Fundraiser for IWA: Music at the Mill with Tom Mason and HomeBrewed
Public Talk March 24, 2016 at 4:00PM “Jewish Women and Community Life in Iowa”
WE DID SO MUCH BEYOND THE HOME JEWISH WOMEN AND COMMUNITY LIFE IN IOWA A talk by Jeannette Gabriel, Graduate Research Assistant, Jewish Women in Iowa Project, Iowa Women’s Archives Join us to hear the untold stories of Jewish women’s involvement in community activities throughout Iowa history, whether in cities with robust Jewish populationsContinue reading “Public Talk March 24, 2016 at 4:00PM “Jewish Women and Community Life in Iowa””