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.
Category: Voices
News from the Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics
2023 Ready to Run® Iowa concludes with April 21 workshops
The 2023 Ready to Run® Iowa: Campaign Training for Women workshops series wrapped up on April 21 with two in-person workshops held at Iowa State University’s Reiman Gardens.
Catt Center celebrates our graduating students
The Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics held a year-end celebration event on April 27 in the Cardinal Room of the Memorial Union to honor our graduating seniors.
Johnson receives Karas Award for Outstanding Dissertation
Carrie Ann Johnson, interim coordinator of research and outreach for the Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics, has been awarded the 2023 Karas Award for Outstanding Dissertation from the Graduate College at Iowa State University.
Catt Center students present results of undergraduate research project
Students presented findings from the Catt Center’s multi-year undergraduate research initiative at the National Conference of Undergraduate Research and at a Ready to Run Iowa workshop.
Iowa State University designated a 2023-2024 Voter Friendly Campus
Iowa State University has again been named a Voter Friendly Campus by Fair Elections Center’s Campus Vote Project and NASPA for its practices that encourage students to register and vote.
2022 Carrie Chapman Catt Prize funds six projects
Six projects received funding through the 2022 Carrie Chapman Catt Prize for Research on Women and Politics.
CATEGORIES: March 2023, Voices
Ready to Run Iowa 2023 workshop series opened on Feb. 24
The 2023 Ready to Run Iowa: Campaign Training for Women workshop series opened on Feb. 24 with two virtual workshops.
CATEGORIES: March 2023, Voices
Boschert discusses the history, successes and limitations of Title IX
On Feb. 7, Sherry Boschert discussed the history, successes and limitations of Title IX at the 2023 Mary Louise Smith Chair in Women and Politics lecture in the Great Hall.
CATEGORIES: March 2023, Voices
Student perspectives on the Catt Center experience
Several past and present Legacy of Heroines scholars share their memories and insights about their Catt Center experience.