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The Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics was founded in 1992 at Iowa State University to interest, educate and engage citizens in the political process.

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Hard Won, Not Done closing event to feature keynote by historian and author Marjorie Spruill
Update: Livestream link for the event - https://youtu.be/eadMLFEA8Ss. On Oct. 4, the Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics […]
Catt Center hosting conference on deliberative democracy on Oct. 12-13
The Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics will host the Iowa State Conference on Civility and Deliberative Democracy […]
Behind the creation of “Toward a Universal Suffrage: African American Women in Iowa and the Vote for All”
Gertrude Rush, the first African American female attorney in Iowa. Helen Downey, co-founder and first president of the Iowa Federation […]
Women lead ISU Student Government
Iowa State University Student Government’s president and vice president are only the second all-female executive pair since 1958, when student […]
Michael Steele to present Manatt-Phelps Lecture on Oct. 28
Former Republican National Committee chair and popular podcast host Michael Steele will visit Iowa State to present the 2021 Manatt-Phelps […]
Nominations for 2022 Women Impacting ISU calendar due Sept. 24
Nominations for the 2022 Women Impacting ISU calendar are being accepted through Friday, Sept. 24, until 11:59 p.m. The annual […]
2021 Catt research prize deadline is Nov. 21
The Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics is accepting applications for the 2021 Carrie Chapman Catt Prize for […]
Of note: News about center faculty, staff, students, alumni and supporters
The Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics is pleased to recognize the accomplishments and activities of its faculty, […]

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