Kirkwood Library: Women's Studies with Renee Schlueter: Iowa Women

Online Resources: Iowa

Iowa Commission on the Status of Women
Includes up-to-date information on the status of women and girls in Iowa,
Iowa Women's Archives: Topical List of Collections
Includes such topics as African American Women, teachers, nurses, farm women, 19th century women, women's sports and many more.
Iowa's Suffrage Scrapbook, 1854 - 1920: An exhibit
Mujeres Latinas: Preserving Latina History in Iowa
Women in Iowa Publications List
Statistics and other information on women in Iowa.
Women's Suffrage in Iowa: Digital Collection
Photographs, clippings, histories, minutes, programs, speeches and other historic artifacts relating to the women’s suffrage movement in Iowa.

Belle was the first female lawyer in the United States when she was admitted to the Iowa Bar in 1869. She was born on a farm in Burlington, IA

Susan Glaspell
(July 1, 1876-July 27, 1948) Author
Bess Street Aldrich
(February 17, 1881–August 3, 1954) Author
Amelia Jenks Bloomer
(May 27, 1818–December 30, 1894) Suffragist
Carrie Chapman Catt
(January 9, 1859–March 9, 1947) Suffragist
Arabella Babbs Mansfield
(May 23, 1846–August 1, 1911) Lawyer
Mamie Doud Eisenhower
(November 14, 1896-November 1, 1979) First Lady
Ruth Suckow
(August 6, 1892–January 23, 1960) Author