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
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.
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
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.”
CATEGORIES: March 2024, Voices
Donors contribute to Catt Center’s programs, scholarships and activities
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.
CATEGORIES: March 2024, Voices
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: September 2023, Voices
K-12 teacher outreach
On Oct. 16, the Catt Center will be represented at the 2023 Iowa Council for the Social Studies Conference in Iowa City as both a vendor and a presenter, sharing information about the educational resources available through the center.
CATEGORIES: September 2023, Voices
Catt Center staff members publish research
Two Catt Center staff members—Karen Kedrowski and Carrie Ann Johnson—have recently published and been interviewed about their research, with another publication due out this fall.