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.
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.
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.