Catt Center welcomes 2022-2023 Legacy of Heroines scholars
The Legacy of Heroines Scholarship Program welcomed both returning and new scholars for the 2022-2023 academic year.
The Legacy of Heroines Scholarship Program welcomed both returning and new scholars for the 2022-2023 academic year.
Primary Sources Archives of Women’s Political Communication, Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics, Iowa State UniversityTranscripts of many of Catt’s speeches, as well as scans of the original documents. Carrie Chapman Catt – Image Gallery Essay, Wisconsin Historical SocietyA collection of 100 hand-colored glass lantern slides from Catt’s travels to Asia, Africa and … Continue reading Carrie Chapman Catt Primary Sources, Biographies and Bibliography
Four longtime supporters of the Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics passed away in November and December 2017. All were civic leaders who devoted their lives to improving their respective communities, Iowa State University and the state of Iowa. Richard H. Stanley, 85, of Muscatine, Iowa, died Nov. 17 at the University of … Continue reading In memoriam: center remembers longtime supporters
Carrie Lane Chapman Catt—an Iowa State University alumna who devoted most of her life to the expansion of women’s rights around the world and international peace—is recognized as one of the key leaders of the American women’s suffrage movement. Her superb oratory and organizational skills led to ratification of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. … Continue reading Carrie Chapman Catt (1859-1947)