Join us for an Evening of Irish Music and Mystery, featuring author Erin Hart and musician Paddy O’Brien. The evening will begin with traditional Irish music on the square between the Main Library and the Adler Journalism Building, followed by the author presentation and reception, and tours of the Conservation Lab and the Iowa Women’sContinue reading “An Evening of Irish Music & Mystery: Featuring Author Erin Hart & Musician Paddy O’Brien”
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Women in Politics 2014: Historic & Current Perspectives
Women in Politics 2014: Historic & Current Perspectives Friday, April 18th, 2014, 8:15 AM to 5:00 PM Old Capitol Museum Senate Chambers The Louise Noun – Mary Louise Smith Iowa Women’s Archives was founded by two women who understood the critical importance of women participating in politics at all levels. Join us for a day-longContinue reading “Women in Politics 2014: Historic & Current Perspectives”
Women on the Chautauqua Circuit: Winsome Lasses and Ardent Advocates
This post by Kären Mason, Curator of the Iowa Women’s Archives, was originally written for Akashic Books. Chautauqua was an eagerly anticipated event in towns across the United States in the early 20th century. Huge tents were erected and a variety of speakers, performances, and children’s activities took place over the week the Chautauqua wasContinue reading “Women on the Chautauqua Circuit: Winsome Lasses and Ardent Advocates”
Biographer of Mary Louise Smith to read on November 10th
As part of the celebration of the 20th anniversary of the Iowa Women’s Archives, Suzanne O’Dea will read from her new biography of Archives co-founder Mary Louise Smith and take questions about her research for the book. Join us for coffee and pastries at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, November 10th, in the North Exhibition HallContinue reading “Biographer of Mary Louise Smith to read on November 10th”
Sisters, There’s a Women’s Center in Iowa City!
Iowa City was a hotbed of women’s liberation in the 1970s, boasting women’s restaurants, coffeehouses, presses, bookstores, childcare centers, publications, and health clinics. The Women’s Liberation Front in Iowa City left many lasting legacies, among them the Women’s Resource and Action Center, which is celebrating its 40th anniversary this academic year. In 1971 Iowa City womenContinue reading “Sisters, There’s a Women’s Center in Iowa City!”
Women’s Suffrage digital collection unveiled
The Iowa Women’s Archives and University of Iowa Libraries marked Women’s Equality Day—August 26th—by unveiling a new digital collection documenting the decades-long campaign by Iowa women to gain the right to vote. The Women’s Suffrage in Iowa Digital Collection is the culmination of a yearlong project to select and scan photographs, letters, and other primaryContinue reading “Women’s Suffrage digital collection unveiled”
Online exhibit on LGBTQ life in Iowa City earns honorable mention from OutHistory.org
The Iowa Women’s Archives and University of Iowa Archives Collaborated on the exhibit entitled “LGBTQ Life in Iowa City, Iowa: 1967-2010,” which was entered in the “Since Stonewall Local Histories Contest” hosted by OutHistory.org. Kären Mason, curator of the Iowa Women’s Archives and David McCartney, University Archivist, curated the exhibit, which was posted along withContinue reading “Online exhibit on LGBTQ life in Iowa City earns honorable mention from OutHistory.org”
Welcome to our blog!
Women’s History Month is upon us and there’s a lot happening in the Iowa Women’s Archives. We thought it would be nice to let people know about events, collections, exhibits, and other newsworthy items, so we’ve started a blog. For our first post, we wanted to share a local TV news story highlighting valentines inContinue reading “Welcome to our blog!”