The Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics held a year-end celebration event on April 12 in the Christian Petersen Art Museum in Morrill Hall to honor the affiliated students who earned their undergraduate or graduate degrees from Iowa State University this spring, as well as the students who graduated in December 2023. Caitlin … Continue reading Catt Center celebrates our graduating seniors
After one month of active outreach, 93% of the pledges needed to establish an expendable fund account at Iowa State University for a Legacy of Heroines Scholarship named for Dr. Deborah Turner – a graduate of Iowa State who was elected national president of the League of Women Voters in 2020 and 2022 – has … Continue reading Fundraising for Dr. Deborah Turner Legacy of Heroines scholarship continues
The Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics sponsored the visits of two nationally known figures in March and April who discussed social innovation and women’s suffrage. On March 27, former Ohio governor John Kasich participated in a moderated discussion with Karen M. Kedrowski, director of the Catt Center, about socially responsible innovation for … Continue reading Catt Center sponsors lectures on social innovation and women’s suffrage
Nominations are being accepted for the 2025 Women Impacting ISU calendar through Sunday, Sept. 22. The Women Impacting ISU calendar was developed as a tribute to current students, faculty and staff who have made a significant positive impact on campus through their actions, involvement and achievements at Iowa State University. The calendar is open to … Continue reading Nominations for 2025 Women Impacting ISU calendar due Sept. 22
This issue of Voices features three women honored in the Plaza of Heroines who earned college degrees in mathematics, using those degrees in different ways throughout their lives. If you are interested in purchasing a brick or a paver to honor a heroine in your life, you can fill out the online order form on … Continue reading Stories from the Plaza of Heroines
The Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics is pleased to recognize the accomplishments and activities of its faculty, staff, students, alumni and supporters: Cameron Beatty, who taught in the ISU Leadership Studies Program from 2013-2016, has been selected by the University of California National Center for Free Speech and Civic Engagement as one … Continue reading Of note: News about center faculty, staff, students, alumni and friends
Fundraising is underway for a new Legacy of Heroines scholarship to honor the late Dr. Deborah Turner—20th president of the League of Women Voters of the United States, 2024 Mary Louise Smith Chair in Women and Politics, and Iowa State University alumna.
Five research projects—three prize-winning proposals and two honorable mentions—received funding through the 2023 Carrie Chapman Catt Prize for Research on Women and Politics.
Catt Center intern Allie Crowson was part of a team whose class project placed first in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Invent2Prevent competition in Washington, D.C. in January.
Civil rights lawyer and scholar Sherrilyn Ifill discussed why she feels the country is facing an opportunity to “get really serious about the project of America” during the 2024 Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Lecture on Jan. 25.