In honor of the 20th anniversary of the Iowa Women’s Archives, we have mounted an exhibit in the North Exhibition Hall of the University of Iowa’s Main Library. The inspiration for this exhibit came from the many visits made to the archives by families and friends of donors. Earlier this year, Sam Becker broughtContinue reading “About our exhibition “Pathways to Iowa””
Author Archives: Janet Weaver
Centennial Celebration of the 1912 Bread and Roses Strike
Please join the Iowa Women’s Archives for a uniquely Iowan perspective celebrating the centennial of the 1912 Lawrence, Massachusetts, textile strike. The March 6 event, run as part of Women’s History Month, will premiere the play, “Bread, Roses and Buttons: Pearl McGill and the 1912 Lawrence Textile Strike,” written by Janet Schlapkohl, an MFA candidate in the UniversityContinue reading “Centennial Celebration of the 1912 Bread and Roses Strike”
‘Peace by Any Plan’
by Christine Mastalio This just in…. We have just processed a large addition to the Iowa Federation of Women’s Club (IFWC) records. The IFWC was founded in 1893 to help women’s clubs from across the state to communicate and collaborate. The Iowa chapter was the first state federation to join the national one—the General FederationContinue reading “‘Peace by Any Plan’”
IWA Display Celebrates 90 Years of Women’s Suffrage
Student processor Annette Bramstedt just helped finalize a new exhibit in honor of the 90th anniversary of women’s suffrage in the United States (and Iowa). Bramstedt says working on the exhibit broadened her view of women’ s suffrage—she didn’t realize how much the women of Iowa played a role in national events. Some highlights ofContinue reading “IWA Display Celebrates 90 Years of Women’s Suffrage”