The Iowa Women's Archives has published a set of note cards with photographs drawn from its unique collections. These images reflect the diverse subjects represented in the collections of the Iowa Women's Archives, from sports and rural life to the history of African-Americans and Latinas in Iowa. Perfect for gift giving, the distinctive images in the Iowa Women's Archives Collection will also make your next “thank you” note or greeting even more special. Each set contains 3 cards each of four different designs totaling 12 blank cards and envelopes.
Price: $10.00 per set, plus $2.00 shipping and handling per order.
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Proceeds from the sale of note cards will benefit the Iowa Women's Archives development fund.
Please note: Unfortunately, we cannot accept credit card orders due to University policy, so payment must be in cash or check only. Do not send cash in the mail. When ordering by mail, shipping and handling charges must be included or we will be unable to process your order. No shipping charges are assessed on orders purchased in person in the Iowa Women's Archives, Main Library, University of Iowa.
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1 - Girls' Dance Team, Blue Triangle Branch of the Young Women's Christian Association of Des Moines, March 25, 1941, YWCA of Greater Des Moines Records. The Blue Triangle Branch was founded in 1919 to offer segregated programs for the African-American community. In 1947 it merged with the main branch of the YWCA as part of a nationwide integration program.
2 - Field hockey team, circa 1916, UI Department of Physical Education for Women Records. This extensive collection of photographs, scrapbooks, research files, and administrative records provides a history of women's sports on campus and across the nation throughout the 20th century.
3 - María Sanchez Díaz in front of a boxcar home in El Cometa at Fort Madison, Iowa, 1920s. María Díaz came to Fort Madison from Zacatecas, Mexico, about 1919 with her husband Claro Díaz and their children. They joined family members who had come to work on the Santa Fe Railroad and lived with other Mexican immigrants in El Cometa, in the railroad yards. From the Ynés García Papers.
4 - “Esther.” From a photograph album in the Edna Hidlebaugh Papers, circa 1910. Hidlebaugh (1892-1995) grew up in Muscatine, Iowa, attended Cornell College, and in 1916 earned a bachelor's degree from Grandview College in Des Moines. She taught high school until her marriage in the early 1920s, after which she devoted her energy to raising her two children and became an active clubwoman.
