In 1930, the Stratemeyer Syndicate published the first Nancy Drew mystery, The Secret of the Old Clock by Carolyn Keene. Since then, Nancy Drew has become known around the world. But who was behind Carolyn Keene? The mystery of the pseudonym persisted until a 1980 court case identified Mildred Wirt Benson, a journalist and IowaContinue reading “New Website Celebrates Mildred Wirt Benson, the First Carolyn Keene”
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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”
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”