Catt Center sponsors lectures on social innovation and women’s suffrage
The Catt Center sponsored the visits of two nationally known figures in March and April who discussed social innovation and women’s suffrage.
Category: Voices
News from the Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics
Nominations for 2025 Women Impacting ISU calendar due Sept. 22
Nominations are being accepted for the 2025 Women Impacting ISU calendar, a tribute to current students, faculty and staff who have made a significant positive impact on campus through their actions, involvement and achievements at Iowa State University.
Stories from the Plaza of Heroines
This issue of Voices features three women honored in the Plaza of Heroines who earned college degrees in mathematics, using those degrees in different ways throughout their lives.
Of note: News about center faculty, staff, students, alumni and friends
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.
CATEGORIES: March 2024, Voices
Tribute planned for Dr. Deborah Turner
Fundraising is underway for a new Legacy of Heroines scholarship to honor the late Dr. Deborah Turner—20th president of the League of Women Voters of the United States, 2024 Mary Louise Smith Chair in Women and Politics, and Iowa State University alumna.
2023 Catt Prize funds five projects
Five research projects—three prize-winning proposals and two honorable mentions—received funding through the 2023 Carrie Chapman Catt Prize for Research on Women and Politics.
CATEGORIES: March 2024, Voices
Iowa State student team wins national competition
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.
CATEGORIES: March 2024, Voices
Sherrilyn Ifill presents a vision for American democracy
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.
CATEGORIES: March 2024, Voices
Sally Roesch Wagner to speak on women’s rights
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.
CATEGORIES: March 2024, Voices
Former Gov. John Kasich to present 2024 Manatt-Phelps Lecture
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.”