Papers of Ruth Ashton Johnson, 1971-1994 (bulk 1971-1978).

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Papers of Ruth Ashton Johnson, 1971-1994 (bulk 1971-1978).

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The papers consist chiefly of administrative files of the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women as well as administrative files and records of athletic events and competitions held within Region VI of the AIAW.

10 linear in.15 sound cassettes.

University of Iowa Libraries

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University of Iowa Libraries

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Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women

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The Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW) was established in 1971 to provide governance and leadership in the assurance of standards of excellence and educational soundness in women's intercollegiate athletics. The AIAW replaced the Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics for Women which had been founded in 1967 by what is today the National Association for Girls and Women in Sports, of which the AIAW was a sub-unit. The AIAW, having lost significant funding and membership t...

Johnson, Ruth Ashton, 1933-

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Coach, teacher, and advocate for women's and girls' athletics, Ruth Ashton Johnson majored in physical education at the University of Iowa. In 1956 she became director of the Davenport (Iowa) Park Board swimming program and taught physical education part-time at St. Katherine's from 1957 to 1967, when she became a full-time coach and instructor at West High School in Davenport. As chair of the Iowa Division for Girls' and Women's Sports, Johnson was sent in 1971 to. the ...

West High School (Davenport, Iowa)

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