News from the Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics
The Catt Center recently helped facilitate the purchase of a collection of personal correspondence between Carrie Chapman Catt, her nieces and several family friends. The letters, which date from the early to mid-1930s to the mid-1940s, were originally purchased at an estate sale by Joe and Tracy Conway of Clovis, Calif. The Conways were interested … Continue reading Letters from Catt find home at Iowa State library
To help keep pace with student interest in courses offered as part of the certificate in community leadership and public service, two new lecturers will join the faculty affiliated with the Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics in August. Cameron Beatty, who graduates in August from Iowa State University with a Ph.D. in … Continue reading Two lecturers join center’s leadership faculty
The Catt Center is accepting applications for the 2014 Carrie Chapman Catt Prize for Research on Women and Politics through a postmark deadline of Nov. 26. 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, … Continue reading 2014 Catt Prize deadline is Nov. 26
Center congratulates seniors at year-end dinner celebration Archives website adds updated search capabilities McCaskill shares “sweet six” lessons learned for women leaders Donors contribute to Catt Center’s success Hennings wins gender equity, teaching awards Stories from the Plaza of Heroines Of note: news about center students, faculty and staff
The Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics is pleased to recognize the accomplishments and activities of its students and staff: Madeline Becker, senior in political science and history, presented “Women and the Welfare Rights Movement” during Iowa State’s Symposium on Undergraduate Research and Creative Expression on April 15. She was also recognized as … Continue reading Of note: news about center students, faculty and staff
Last fall, the Catt Center sent out letters to everyone who has honored a woman on the Plaza of Heroines – the brick and paver entryway outside Carrie Chapman Catt Hall that honors Catt and other women role models – to encourage them to provide updated information and photos for their heroines’ profiles on the … Continue reading Stories from the Plaza of Heroines
Valerie Hennings, adjunct assistant professor of political science and scholar-in-residence at the Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics, recently won awards for her efforts to achieve gender equity as well as her excellence in the classroom at Iowa State University. In a ceremony on March 25, Hennings was presented with the 2014 Margaret … Continue reading Hennings wins gender equity, teaching awards
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 donations, the center provided scholarships, internships and leadership development programs to students; brought noted guest speakers to the Iowa State campus through the Mary Louise … Continue reading Donors contribute to Catt Center’s success
U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill shared the “sweet six” lessons she has learned throughout her 30-year political career to inspire women to file for, run for and hold a public office during her lecture, “Women, Politics and Leadership: Taking Risks is ‘Ladylike,’” on March 28 in the Sun Room of the Memorial Union. McCaskill was invited … Continue reading McCaskill shares “sweet six” lessons learned for women leaders
This spring, the Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics unveiled several changes on its Archives of Women’s Political Communication website to provide more advanced search capabilities. “We’re excited to have enhancements to the search functionality that will help visitors to the archives more quickly identify speeches relevant to their research,” said Dianne Bystrom, … Continue reading Archives website adds updated search capabilities