A political dialogue : Iowa's women legislators oral history transcripts, 1988-1993.

Neuhauser, Mary C., 1934-

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Mullins, Cora,

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Van Alstine, Percie, 1905-

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Crabb, Helen M., 1916-

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Brandt, Diane, 1938-

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Gregerson, Mary Pat, 1938-

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Zastrow, Katherine Mull Falvey, 1904-

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Katherine Mull was born in Muscatine, Iowa on March 19, 1904. She graduated from the State University of Iowa (now the University of Iowa) in 1926. In 1925 she married Lawrence A. Falvey and moved to Albia, Iowa where he managed the family farm and lumber business as well as the First Iowa State Bank. He was a representative to the Iowa General Assembly from Monroe Co. Upon her husband's death, Katherine Falvey took over the farm and lumber business, the bank, and succes...

Lonergan, Joyce, 1934-

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Canovan, Casey,

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Bloom, Amy, 1953-....

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Torrence-Laughlin, Janis, 1926-

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Janis Torrence-Laughlin was a Muscatine County Supervisor from 1976 to 1982 and an Iowa State Representative affiliated with the Republican Party from 1983 to 1985. She was born Janis Irene Bein in rural Montpelier Township, Muscatine County, Iowa, to Raymond I. and Gladys Bohnsack Bein in 1926. She married John Torrence in 1945 but divorced in 1983. After suffering a mild stroke, she resigned from the Iowa legislature in 1985 and moved to Arizona. She married James Laughlin in 1986. ...

Carl, Janet, 1948-

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McKee, Vera Shivvers, b. 1897,

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Larsen, Sonja, 1941-

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Svoboda, Linda A.

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Metcalf, Janet, 1935-

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Sargisson, Hallie, 1907-

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Cohen, Gertrude, 1913-

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Harper, Patricia

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Metz, Katheryn Clancy,

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Adams, Janet, 1937-

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Buhr, Florence, 1933-

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Franklin, June, 1931-

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Orr, Joann, 1923-

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Anderson, Helen

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Missionary; born Helen Mount in 1909; joined China Inland Mission, 1934; stationed in Zhoukouzhen, Henan, 1935-1941; married Ian Anderson, 1941; transferred to Shenqiu, 1941. Ian Rankin Anderson born in Glasgow, 1912; joined CIM, ca. 1934; stationed at Shenqiu, Henan; died in 1982. Joint career after marriage: stationed at various locations in Henan and Shaanxi Provinces in China; taught at Taichung Bible Institute in Taiwan, 1952-1956; taught at the Bible Institute of the Philippines, 1957-1971...

O'Halloran, Mary T., 1943-

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Hammond, Johnie, 1932-

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Schenken, Suzanne O'Dea,

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Boyd, Nancy Shimanek, 1947-

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Harper, Mattie.

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Beatty, Linda, 1942-

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Harper, Deverre,

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Conklin, Charlene, 1929-

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Iowa state legislator; b. Willa Charlene DeWitt; married Dr. Dwight Emerson Conklin. From the description of Papers, 1967-1981. (University of Iowa Libraries). WorldCat record id: 28413114 Charlene Conklin served as an Iowa General Assembly representative from 1967 to 1968 and then as a senator from 1969 to 1972. Conklin is perhaps best known for being a key figure in the legislative struggle for the liberalization of abortion rights in the early 1970s. After leaving office,...

Clark, Betty Jean, 1920-

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Betty Jean (BeJe) Clark, an Iowa legislator, writer and educator, had a strong religious background and spent much of her early career working for the Methodist Church. She has also been a columnist and compiler of Christian reference works. From 1976, Clark served for fourteen years in the Iowa House of Representatives, championing causes such as prison reform, services for abused children, and living will legislation. She retired in 1990 but continues with a radio prog...

Chapman, Kathleen Halloran, 1937-

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Attorney and state representative; resident of Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Kathleen Chapman graduated from the State University of Iowa (now the University of Iowa) in 1959 with a bachelor's degree in political science and English. She married Allen R. Chapman in 1961 and the couple had two sons. Chapman later returned to the university and in 1974 graduated with distinction from the Law School. She was the first woman attorney in private practice in Cedar Rapids. A Democrat, Ch...

Wick, Kathlyn M., 1903-

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Hannon, Beverly, 1932-

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Hoffmann-Bright, Betty, 1921-

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Lipsky, Joan, 1919-

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Harper, Rick

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Thompson, Patricia J.

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Gentleman, Julia, 1931-

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Miller, Elizabeth, 1901-1983

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Doderer, Minnette, 1923-2005

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Minnette Doderer has served in the Iowa House of Representatives from 1964 to 1968 and 1981 to the present, and in the Iowa Senate from 1968 to 1978. Issues she has championed during her career in the legislature include prison reform, benefits for the elderly, and juvenile justice. Doderer has also been active in promoting women's issues such as comparable worth and the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment. From the description of Papers of Minnette Doderer, [1944?]-1992. (Uni...

Lundby, Mary A., 1948-

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McElroy, Lillian M., 1917-

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Speas, Mary Lou,

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Garman, Teresa, 1937-

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Iowa. General Assembly

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Lloyd-Jones, Jean, 1929-

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Jean Lloyd-Jones, Iowa legislator, feminist, and peace activist, has been active in many local and national civic and political organizations since 1965. She served as state representative from 1978 to 1989 and state senator from 1989 to 1994. From 1985 to 1991, she was also president of the Iowa Peace Institute in Grinnell, Iowa. From the description of Papers of Jean Lloyd-Jones, 1964-1992. (University of Iowa Libraries). WorldCat record id: 233102521 ...

Svoboda, Jane, 1944-

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Smith, Joan H., 1926-

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Gruhn, Josephine, 1927-

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Josephine Sanford Gruhn, teacher, civic activist, and member of the Iowa House of Representatives, was born April 14, 1927 in Britt, Iowa. In 1982, redistricting created a new seat in the Iowa House of Representatives for Emmet and Dickinson Counties. The Democratic Central Committee asked Josephine Gruhn to run for this seat on an education platform. As a member of the Iowa House of Representatives, Josephine Gruhn was vice chair of the Committee on Agriculture during t...

Teaford, Jane, 1935-

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Baxter, Elaine D.

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Mullins, Sue B., 1936-

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Duitscher, Lucille Dreier, 1922-

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Corning, Joy, 1932-

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