News from the Carrie Chapman Catt Center for 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.
On April 17, scholar and author Sally Roesch Wagner will present “A Stolen History: The REAL Story of the Suffrage Movement” at 5:30 p.m. in 2630 Memorial Union.
On March 27, John Kasich—two-term former Ohio governor, New York Times best-selling author, and contributor for MSNBC and NBC News—will present the 2024 Manatt-Phelps Lecture in Political Science, “Socially Responsible Innovation.”
The Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics thanks its donors for their friendship, support and contributions to its programs, scholarships and activities in 2023.
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.
In Iowa’s local elections, gender imbalance remains a notable issue, with far fewer female candidates than male candidates in both county and municipal races.
The 2024 Women Impacting ISU calendar will be officially unveiled during a reception recognizing the honorees on Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2024, from 3:30 to 5 p.m. in the Sun Room of the Memorial Union.
Civil rights lawyer and scholar Sherrilyn Ifill will visit Iowa State University on Jan. 25 to present “Reimagining a New American Democracy” for the 2024 Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Lecture.
On Feb. 13, Dr. Deborah Turner—president of the League of Women Voters of the United States—will visit Iowa State University as the 2024 Mary Louise Smith Chair in Women and Politics.