News from the Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics
This issue of Voices features four healthcare professionals who are honored in the Plaza of Heroines, in recognition of and gratitude to healthcare professionals across the country and around the world who have sacrificed so much during the COVID-19 pandemic. If you are interested in purchasing a brick or a paver to honor a heroine … 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, students, alumni and supporters.
As many of you are aware, due to the COVID-19 pandemic the Catt Center office has been closed and the staff working remotely since mid-March, following the University’s decision to encourage campus offices to accommodate flexible work arrangements to maximize social distancing. In addition, the University made the difficult decision to move all spring semester … Continue reading Catt Center programming affected by COVID-19 pandemic
The family of Karen Kedrowski, director of the Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics, and Timothy Fitzgerald, Kedrowski’s late husband, has funded two new scholarships through the Legacy of Heroines scholarship program, which is administered through the Catt Center. The Kedrowski and Fitzgerald Family Legacy of Heroines Scholarship will be awarded to two … Continue reading Kedrowski-Fitzgerald family funds new Legacy of Heroines scholarships
First and foremost, we want to say “congratulations” to our wonderful 2020 graduates! Second, we want to acknowledge that this isn’t the end of the year we expected, but we will still try to honor your achievement as best we can! Without further ado, our seniors: Crystal Brandenburgh, from Council Bluffs, Iowa, graduated with a … Continue reading Catt Center 2020 graduates share future plans
Nominations are being accepted for the 2021 Women Impacting ISU calendar through Friday, Sept. 25, until 11:59 p.m. Instructions on how to nominate someone and a link to the online nomination form are available on the Catt Center’s website. You do not need to be employed by Iowa State or be an Iowa State student … Continue reading Nominations for 2021 Women Impacting ISU calendar due Sept. 25
The Catt Center is accepting applications for the 2020 Carrie Chapman Catt Prize for Research on Women and Politics through Nov. 22, 2020. This annual competition is designed to encourage and reward scholars embarking on significant research in the area of women and politics. Since the first prize was awarded in 1995, a total of … Continue reading 2020 Catt research prize deadline is Nov. 22
The Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics is pleased to recognize the accomplishments and activities of its faculty, students, alumni and supporters: Crystal Brandenburgh, a May 2020 Iowa State University graduate in history and the center’s Archives of Women’s Political Communications research intern from 2018-2020, has been accepted to Carnegie Mellon University’s Ph.D. … Continue reading Of note: News about center faculty, students, alumni and supporters
The Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics hosted the Hard Won. Not Done. 19th Amendment Centennial Commemoration Statewide Kickoff on Feb. 14 in the Memorial Union. The day began with a showing of the Iowa PBS documentary, “Carrie Chapman Catt: Warrior For Women” in the Great Hall. The Mary Louise Smith Chair for … Continue reading Hard Won. Not Done. kickoff set successful tone for state events
Seven research projects received funding through the 2019 Carrie Chapman Catt Prize for Research on Women and Politics. “The Catt Center received 85 proposals from disciplines as varied as political science, history, theatre, queer studies, women’s studies and communication. Choosing from such a varied and high-quality pool of proposals is both rewarding and challenging,” said … Continue reading 2019 Carrie Chapman Catt Prize for Research on Women and Politics funds seven projects