News from the Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics
To collect and analyze real-time data on women’s participation and performance in U.S. congressional and gubernatorial campaigns, POLITICO has launched the 2018 “Women Rule” candidate tracker. The candidate tracker is a collaboration between POLITICO’s growing “Women Rule” franchise, the Center for American Women and Politics at Rutgers University, and the Women in Public Service Project … Continue reading POLITICO launches women candidate tracker
More than 3,800 women have been honored in the Plaza of Heroines, located in front of Carrie Chapman Catt Hall on Iowa State University’s central campus. In honor of Mother’s Day, this issue of Voices features a mother, daughter and granddaughter from one family who all attended Iowa State. If you are interested in purchasing … 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 alumni, faculty, staff and students: Ihssan Ait-Boucherbil, junior in chemistry and a 2017-2019 Helen Jensen Howe Legacy of Heroines scholarship recipient, was elected as a College of Liberal Arts and Sciences senator during the spring Student … Continue reading Of note: news about center faculty, staff, students and alumni
Dianne Bystrom will retire from the Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics at Iowa State University on Aug. 10 after serving as director for 22 years. She also has directed the university’s interdisciplinary Leadership Studies Program for the past 10 years. The Catt Center was established by the Iowa Board of Regents in … Continue reading Bystrom to retire after 22 years at Iowa State
Seven research projects received funding through the 2017 Carrie Chapman Catt Prize for Research on Women and Politics. “We received a record 84 proposals from researchers in a variety of academic disciplines, which made the task of the selection committee difficult,” said Dianne Bystrom, director of Iowa State University’s Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women … Continue reading 2017 Carrie Chapman Catt Prize for Research on Women and Politics funds seven projects
Dr. Claire Andreasen of Ames, Iowa – a veterinarian who currently serves as professor in the Department of Veterinary Pathology and the director of One Health at Iowa State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine – has endowed a new Legacy of Heroines scholarship through the Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics. The Claire … Continue reading Andreasen endows Legacy of Heroines scholarship
The 2017 Iowa State University Professional and Scientific Council Team CYtation Award will be presented to the Ready to Run Iowa staff at the council’s awards ceremony on March 22. This award honors a team, which includes Iowa State P&S employees, who have performed beyond the call of duty, executed their roles extremely well and … Continue reading Ready to Run Iowa team to receive CYtation award
The Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics thanks the following donors for their friendship, support and contributions to its programs, scholarships and activities. With the help of their support, the center provided scholarships, internships and leadership development programs to students, including the Stanley Global Leaders scholarships and the Vermeer International Leadership Program; brought … Continue reading Donors contribute to Catt Center’s programs, scholarships and activities
The Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics is co-sponsoring five upcoming events that spotlight empowerment campaigns, support for environmental groups, modern feminism, women’s and gender studies research, and serving in the Iowa State Legislature. On March 26, Tarana Burke will present “#MeToo” at 8 p.m. in Stephens Auditorium, Iowa State Center. She founded … Continue reading Catt Center co-sponsors five upcoming events
The Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics is pleased to recognize the accomplishments and activities of its faculty, staff, students and alumni: Brooke Almasi, Catt Center public relations/events planning intern, is a recipient of the 2018 Wallace E. Barron All-University Senior Award. The Iowa State University Alumni Association established this award in 1968 … Continue reading Of note: news about center faculty, staff, students and alumni