Voices is the newsletter from the Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics. It is published every other month on the second Tuesday of the month.
Voices Archives
2026
January
- NEW DATE: 2026 Women Impacting ISU calendar to be unveiled on Feb. 6
- Asma Khalid to speak as 2025 Mary Louise Smith Chair in Women and Politics
- Catt Center co-sponsors spring events for America at 250
- Students collaborate on new SHE MATTERS report
- State-level boards and commissions added to the Gender Balance Project
- Catt’s 1885 ‘Woman’s World’ columns added to Archives of Women’s Political Communication
- Of note: News about center faculty, staff, students, alumni and friends
2025
November
- 2026 Women Impacting ISU calendar honorees announced
- Asma Khalid to speak as 2026 Mary Louise Smith Chair in Women and Politics
- In memoriam: John Axel
- Interns and graduate assistants support Catt Center research and programming
- Meet the 2025-2026 Legacy of Heroines scholars
- Research explores historical barriers faced by first women judges
- Catt Center Perspectives
- Save the dates for spring events
- Of note: News about center faculty, staff, students, alumni and friends
September
- 2026 Women Impacting ISU calendar nominations due by Sept. 28
- Sophia Magill to receive Catt public engagement award
- New look for Catt Center website
- Former Ambassador Flake to present 2025 Constitution Day lecture
- Eugene Robinson to present Fall 2025 Manatt-Phelps Lecture
- Danielle Allen to discuss themes in the Declaration of Independence on Oct. 2
- Internship reflection: archives shape how history is remembered
- 2025 Catt Prize proposals due by Nov. 17
- Of note: News about center faculty, staff, students, alumni and friends
July
- Save the dates for fall events
- Summer interns assist with Catt Center projects
- 2026 Women Impacting ISU calendar nominations due by Sept. 28
- 2025 Catt Prize proposals due by Nov. 17
- Cyclone Civics: Taking stock and looking forward
- Stories from the Plaza: Remarkable Women in Aviation
- Of note: News about center faculty, staff, students, alumni and friends
May
- Catt Center celebrates its newest alumni
- 2025 Ready to Run Iowa concludes with April workshops
- 2025 Catt Prize deadline is Nov. 17
- Women who inspire: Stories from the Women Impacting ISU calendar
- New research: A complete history of Iowa women county supervisors
- Nurturing civic leaders: Leadership rooted in connection and growth
- Of note: News about center faculty, staff, students, alumni and friends
March
- 2024 Catt Prize funds four projects
- 2026 Women Impacting ISU calendar to honor past Cyclones
- Ready to Run Iowa workshop series continues on March 28
- Mary Louise Smith Chair lecture part of Congress to Campus collaboration
- Reflection on a Catt Center internship
- Donors contribute to Catt Center’s programs, scholarships and activities
- Of note: News about center faculty, staff, students, alumni and friends
January
- Former U.S. representatives to visit campus as the 2025 Mary Louise Smith Chairs in Women and Politics
- Registration for first two Ready to Run Iowa workshops opens Jan. 21
- Civic education conference coming on Feb. 19
- 2025 Women Impacting ISU calendar to be unveiled on Jan. 22
- Bringing stories to life: A new look for the Catt Center display case
- Of note: News about center faculty, staff, students, alumni and friends
2024
November
- 2025 Women Impacting ISU calendar honorees announced
- New civic education initiative for Iowa State University
- Kelly Shaw joins Catt Center staff
- Interns and graduate assistants support Catt Center research and programming
- Meet the 2024-2025 Legacy of Heroines scholars
- Ready to Run Iowa returns in spring 2025
- Of note: News about center faculty, staff, students, alumni and friends
September
- Alumni receive LAS College awards for service, achievement
- Catt Center welcomes newest staff member
- Karen Kedrowski to present 2024 Constitution Day lecture
- Michael Waldman to present Fall 2024 Manatt-Phelps Lecture
- Nominations for 2025 Women Impacting ISU calendar due Sept. 22
- Save (more) dates for fall events
- Of note: News about center faculty, staff, students, alumni and friends
July
- Changes in staffing at the Catt Center
- Link now available to donate to scholarship honoring Dr. Deborah Turner
- Iowa State’s 2022 student voter turnout mirrors national average
- Updated 19th Amendment Centennial curriculum added to Catt Center educational resources
- 2024 Catt Prize deadline is Nov. 17
- Save the dates for fall events
- Of note: News about center faculty, staff, students, alumni and supporters