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
More than 40 students currently associated with the Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics enjoyed a year-end celebration dinner on April 24 that recognized 28 seniors and three graduate students who have received or will be earning their degrees from Iowa State University in May, August and December 2014. Students attending the dinner … Continue reading Center congratulates seniors at year-end dinner celebration