The Louise Noun – Mary Louise Smith Iowa Women’s Archives opened to the public on October 28, 1992. The Archives celebrates 25 years of gathering and illuminating the history of Iowa women with a series of events and exhibitions in 2017/2018.
Coach Melba Gardemann and Whitten High School girls’ basketball team, 1930.
TRAVELING EXHIBITION
6-on-6 Basketball and the Legacy of Girls’ and Women’s Sport in Iowa
March 17, 2018 – January 1, 2019
An exhibition curated by University of Iowa American Studies faculty and Iowa Women’s Archives staff in conjunction with the Smithsonian Institution’s Museum on Main Street Hometown Teams exhibition.
RELATED EVENTS
Thursday, May 31, 5:30 pmWapello County Historical Museum, Ottumwa
Remembering 6-on-6: A History of Girls’ and Women’s Sport in Iowa
A talk by Jennifer Sterling, Sport Studies Faculty, Department of American Studies, University of Iowa.
Saturday, June 16, noonWapello County Historical Museum, Ottumwa
Gallery Talk: Remembering 6-on-6
Learn more about this touring exhibition that tells the story of 6-on-6 girls’ basketball in Iowa.
Saturday, June 16, noon to 4 pm Wapello County Historical Museum Railroad Clubhouse, Ottumwa
Collecting Girls’ and Women’s Sport Histories in Iowa
Help preserve the history of girls’ and women’s sport in Iowa. Come tell us your story and share your photos and memorabilia with the Iowa Women’s Archives.
Friday, July 6, 1-3 pmMary J. Barnett Library, Guthrie Center
Collecting Girls’ and Women’s Sport Histories in Iowa
Friday, July 6, 3 pmMary J. Barnett Library, Guthrie Center
6-on-6 Girls’ Basketball in Iowa: Stories from the Iowa Women’s Archives and Beyond
Kären Mason, Curator, Iowa Women’s Archives & Jennifer Sterling, Lecturer, UI American Studies Dept.
Saturday, October 6, 10 am-2 pmAmes Public Library
Gallery Talk: Remembering 6-on-6
Collecting Girls’ and Women’s Sport Histories in Iowa
PAST EVENTS
September 11-December 29, 2017
November 10-11, 2017
July 14- 16, 2017
- Iowa City Feminists Reunion, Main Library, University of Iowa, Iowa City.