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WAGNER FAMILY<\/a><\/h3>\n

Papers, 1903-1994. 2 linear inches.<\/p>\n

Materials of midwife Grace Patten of Thorton, Iowa, her sister Eva Wagner, and her sister-in-law Alice Nicolet Wagner.<\/p>\n

WAHL, MARTHA STOESSEL<\/a> (1916- )<\/h3>\n

Papers, 1938-1995 (bulk 1961-1985). 7 linear inches.<\/p>\n

Mathematician and teacher who patented educational toys for teaching mathematics to children.<\/p>\n

WALLACE WOMEN HISTORY PROJECT<\/a><\/h3>\n

Oral histories, 1974-1994.<\/p>\n

Transcripts of 13 oral history interviews describe the experiences of the Henry Wallace family in Iowa.<\/p>\n

WALLING FAMILY<\/a><\/h3>\n

Letters, 1919-1935, 1991. 1 volume.<\/p>\n

Oskaloosa family whose daughter Ivyl Walling Welton graduated from Grinnell College and moved to Tulsa, Oklahoma.<\/p>\n

WALLS, ESTHER J.<\/a> (1926- )<\/h3>\n

Papers, 1860s-1996 (bulk 1944-1996). 1.75 linear feet.<\/p>\n

Mason City, Iowa native and librarian who was the first African-American female student at University of Iowa elected to Phi Beta Kappa.<\/p>\n

WAR BRIDES OF WORLD WAR II: IOWA EXPERIENCES <\/a><\/h3>\n

Records, 1946-1996, bulk 1994-1996. 1 linear inch and audiovisual materials.<\/p>\n

1995 honors thesis of University of Iowa undergraduate student, Rachel Casteel.<\/p>\n

WARD, MYRLE OLIVE<\/a> (1897-1992)<\/h3>\n

Papers, 1876-1992 (bulk 1930s-1940s). 1 linear foot.<\/p>\n

Native of Hamburg, Iowa and missionary to the West Indies and the Belgian Congo from 1925 until 1959.<\/p>\n

WEIR, RUTH CROMER<\/a> (1902-1998)<\/h3>\n

Papers, 1805-1993 (bulk 1926-1964)<\/p>\n

Journalist and children\u2019s author from Union, Iowa.<\/p>\n

WEISS, JANE ALISON<\/a> (1943-1981)<\/h3>\n

Papers, 1967-1981. 10 linear inches.<\/p>\n

Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of Iowa, 1978-1981.<\/p>\n

WELCH AND ANGRICK COLLECTION<\/a><\/h3>\n

Collection, 1880-1995. 3.75 linear feet.<\/p>\n

Material relating to the Heart of Hawkeye Council of Campfire Girls, The Woman’s Christian Temperance Union, and the Iowa Department of the Woman’s Relief Corps.<\/p>\n

WELDON, JOANN<\/a> (1931-2001)<\/h3>\n

Papers,1920-2003<\/p>\n

A resident of Davenport from 1962, Weldon publicly acknowledged her lesbian identity during the early 1950s.<\/p>\n

WERNER, MARTA<\/a> (1906-1989)<\/h3>\n

Papers, 1892-1989 (bulk 1928-1989).<\/p>\n

Native of Mexico who came to Fort Madison, Iowa in 1914.\u00a0 Her community activism centered on the Iowa State Penitentiary in Fort Madison.<\/p>\n

WESCOTT, LOIS<\/a> (1916-\u00a0 )<\/h3>\n

Papers, 1916-2001, 10 linear inches.<\/p>\n

Geology graduate of the University of Iowa who traveled to Japan and Venezuela to work for oil companies.<\/p>\n

WESSEL, DORIS<\/h3>\n

\u201cMy Life as a Farm Woman.\u201d\u00a0 3-page reminiscence.<\/p>\n

WEST LIBERTY HIGH SCHOOL (MUSCATINE COUNTY, IOWA)<\/h3>\n

Photographs, 1905-1954. 4 items.<\/p>\n

Three photos of girls’ basketball teams (1905,1910, 1953\/54) and one of female students (ca. 1906).<\/p>\n

WEST LUCAS WOMEN’S CLUB (JOHNSON COUNTY, IOWA)<\/a><\/h3>\n

Records, 1923-1976. 7.5 linear inches.<\/p>\n

Women’s social club in Johnson County, Iowa which was formed in 1920.<\/p>\n

WHERRY, ELIZABETH<\/a> (1893-1956)<\/h3>\n

Papers, 1904-1960. 5 linear feet.<\/p>\n

Farm magazine writer.<\/p>\n

WHITE, LUCY VAN VOORHIS<\/a> (1869-1935)<\/h3>\n

Papers, 1866-1932. 1.25 linear feet.<\/p>\n

Schoolteacher and farm wife of Dallas County, Iowa.<\/p>\n

WHITE, MAUDE ESTHER<\/a> (1913-2003)<\/h3>\n

Papers, 1957-1996. 8 linear inches.<\/p>\n

Founder of the Des Moines Tutoring Center, and Iowa’s first Affirmative Action administrator from 1973 to 1978.<\/p>\n

WHITE, SARAH DYKSTRA<\/a> (1905-1979)<\/h3>\n

Papers, 1941-1979.\u00a0 7.5 linear inches.<\/p>\n

Correspondence and circle letters of a northwestern Iowa farmwoman.<\/p>\n

WHITEHEAD, FLOY EUGENIA<\/a> (1913-1998)<\/h3>\n

Papers, 1935-1998. 3 linear feet.<\/p>\n

Nutrition scholar and chair of the University of Iowa’s Home Economics Department for sixteen years.<\/p>\n

WHITLEY, CORA CALL<\/a> (1862-1937)<\/h3>\n

Papers, 1917-1937. 1.1 linear feet.<\/p>\n

Clubwoman and conservationist involved in the Council of National Defense Women’s Committee during World War I.<\/p>\n

WIEDERRECHT, BEULAH<\/a> (1905-1983)<\/h3>\n

Papers, 1946-1995. 4 linear inches.<\/p>\n

Correspondence between Wapello farm woman and two Polish families after World War II.<\/p>\n

WIESE, PATRICIA PETERSON<\/a> (1937- )<\/h3>\n

Papers, 1978-2012. 2.5 linear inches.<\/p>\n

English as a Second Language teacher in West Liberty, Iowa.<\/p>\n

WIESENFELD, SALLY<\/a> (1924- )<\/h3>\n

Papers, 1969-2001 (bulk 1969-1974). 5 linear inches.<\/p>\n

Peace activist and member of Another Mother for Peace which was organized to protest the Vietnam War during the 1970s.<\/p>\n

WILKERSON, BESSIE<\/a><\/h3>\n

Newspaper clipping, 1994. 1 item.<\/p>\n

Former seamstress and long-time resident of Fort Madison, Iowa.<\/p>\n

WILLIAMS, CATHERINE GAYLE<\/a> (1914- )<\/h3>\n

Papers, 1910s-1991.1.3 linear feet.<\/p>\n

Professional dancer and deputy commissioner of the Iowa Department of Social Services.<\/p>\n

WILLIAMS, VERDA\u00a0<\/a> (1944- )<\/h3>\n

Papers, 1969-2004. 1 linear foot and audiovisual material.<\/p>\n

Communication specialist at Iowa State University who produced the documentary “Black Des Moines: Voices Seldom Heard.”<\/p>\n

WILLING WORKERS CLUB (FAYETTE COUNTY, IOWA)<\/a><\/h3>\n

Records, 1918-1987, 10 linear inches.<\/p>\n

A social and benevolent women\u2019s club initially formed as a Red Cross sewing club during World War I.<\/p>\n

WILSON, EVA DONELSON<\/a> (1905- )<\/h3>\n

Papers, 1994. 1 linear inch.<\/p>\n

Native of Ogden, Iowa, and professor of nutrition at colleges in the United States and Brazil.<\/p>\n

WILSON, RUTH<\/a>\u00a0(1924-2002)<\/h3>\n

Papers, 1957-2002.\u00a0 2.5 linear inches.<\/p>\n

Journalist who worked for the “Stars and Stripes” in postwar Europe.<\/p>\n

WIRTZ, DOROTHY AND WARREN<\/a><\/h3>\n

Papers, 1936-2003 (bulk 1936-1939). 2.5 linear inches.<\/p>\n

Brother and sister who attended the State University of Iowa and wrote letters to their parents in Keokuk.<\/p>\n

WOLFE, ZELDA BABCOCK<\/a> (1901-1995)<\/h3>\n

Memoirs, undated. 1 volume.<\/p>\n

Riceville, Iowa, mother, homemaker, and teacher.<\/p>\n

WOMAN’S CHRISTIAN TEMPERANCE UNION OF IOWA<\/a><\/h3>\n

Records, 1874-2006. 18.5 linear feet.<\/p>\n

Organization dedicated to legislative and educational efforts to prevent juvenile delinquency and support woman’s suffrage.<\/p>\n

WOMEN AGAINST RACISM COMMITTEE (IOWA CITY, IOWA)<\/a><\/h3>\n

Records, 1981-1998.\u00a04 linear feet.<\/p>\n

Multiethnic group founded in 1981 by women from the University of Iowa.<\/p>\n

WOMEN AWARE, INC.<\/a> (Sioux City, Iowa)<\/h3>\n

Records,1985-2004.\u00a0 2.5 linear inches.<\/p>\n

WOMEN, FOOD, AND AGRICULTURE NETWORK <\/a><\/h3>\n

Listserv records, 1999.<\/p>\n

Organization connecting women with progressive approaches to agriculture.<\/p>\n

WOMEN’S ACTIVITIES REPORTS, IOWA<\/a><\/h3>\n

Records, 1946-1948. 2.5 linear inches.<\/p>\n

Report on the actvities of Iowa women compiled under the direction of the University of Iowa History Department in the 1940s.<\/p>\n

WOMEN’S EQUITY ACTION LEAGUE, IOWA DIVISION<\/a><\/h3>\n

Records, 1972-1977. 5 linear inches.<\/p>\n

Organization that promoted economic equity for women by focusing on educational, legal, and tax issues affecting women.<\/p>\n

WOMEN’S HISTORY PROJECT, CATHOLIC CHURCH, DIOCESE OF SIOUX CITY <\/a><\/h3>\n

Papers, 1991. 1.25 linear inches.<\/p>\n

Interviews with members of the St. Joseph Catholic Church in Sioux City, Iowa.<\/p>\n

WOMEN’S INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE FOR PEACE AND FREEDOM, DES MOINES BRANCH<\/a><\/h3>\n

Records, 1962-2002. 1.75 linear feet.<\/p>\n

Group which participated in rallies and demonstrations against war and nuclear testing.<\/p>\n

WOMEN’S RESOURCE AND ACTION CENTER, UNIVERSITY OF IOWA<\/a><\/h3>\n

Records, 1960-2006 (bulk 1971-2000). 10 linear feet.<\/p>\n

Women’s center established in 1970 to serve the university and community.<\/p>\n

WOMMACK, BARBARA<\/a> (1937- )<\/h3>\n

Papers, 1990-2005. 1 linear inch.<\/p>\n

Clubwoman and member of the Semper Fidelis Club in Davenport, Iowa.<\/p>\n

WOOD, MARY ELIZABETH<\/a> (1902-1998)<\/h3>\n

Papers, 1920-1998 and undated. 2.5 linear feet and artifacts.<\/p>\n

Social worker and the first African American woman in the United States to be named executive director of a greater metropolitan YWCA.<\/p>\n

WOOKEY, FAYE TOMLINSON <\/a> (1916- )<\/h3>\n

Memoir, 2000. 0.25 linear inches.<\/p>\n

Native of Red Oak, Iowa who who recalls family life on a farm in Montgomery County, Iowa.<\/p>\n

WURSTER, DOROTHY FOX<\/a> (1931- )<\/h3>\n

Papers, 1942-1987. 2 linear inches.<\/p>\n

Mahaska County farm girl who won a blue ribbon in the Mahaska County\u2019s Boys’ 4-H.<\/p>\n

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YANNEY, KAY<\/h3>\n

Unprocessed papers.<\/p>\n

Presentation given by Yanney on the 85th<\/sup> anniversary of the Boone Township Women\u2019s Club, 1996.<\/p>\n

YANNEY, LINDA<\/a><\/h3>\n

Papers, 1948-2000. 3.5 linear feet.<\/p>\n

Iowa City feminist and champion of LGBT rights.<\/p>\n

YATES-GLANDORF, JANIE<\/a> (1929- )<\/h3>\n

Papers, 1943-2005.\u00a0 9 linear feet.<\/p>\n

Iowa City high school drama and English teacher.<\/p>\n

YOCUM, JERRY<\/a> (1923- )<\/h3>\n

Diary, 1915-1919. 0.5 linear inches.<\/p>\n

Transcript of the diary of Beulah Marie Lucas of Pocahontas, Iowa compiled by her son Jerry Yocum in 1997.<\/p>\n

YORK, CHRISTIE<\/a> (1950-2001)<\/h3>\n

Papers, 1950-2001, 5.3 linear feet.<\/p>\n

University of Iowa graduate and laboratory assistant who was active in student government and served as a steward in AFSCME Local 12.<\/p>\n

YOST, LELA AURILLA<\/a> (1890-1977)<\/h3>\n

Memoir, 1995. 0.5 linear inches.<\/p>\n

Schoolteacher and farm wife near Mason City and Kesley, Iowa.<\/p>\n

YOUNG WOMEN’S RESOURCE CENTER (DES MOINES, IOWA) <\/a><\/h3>\n

Records, 1979-2003. 2.5 linear inches and audiovisual material.<\/p>\n

YOUTH INCENTIVES, INC.<\/h3>\n

Unprocessed records, 1999-2002<\/p>\n

Videotaped interviews with eight prominent African Americans from Des Moines.<\/p>\n

YWCA OF GREATER DES MOINES<\/a><\/h3>\n

Records, 1895-1995. 10 linear feet.<\/p>\n

Local chapter affiliated with the national YWCA in 1896. Includes records of the Blue Triangle, the chapter’s African-American branch from 1919 to 1947.<\/p>\n

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ZALIS, ELAYNE<\/a> (1953- )<\/h3>\n

Papers, 1993-2006. 2.5 linear inches.<\/p>\n

Writer and multimedia artist who received her doctorate from the University of Iowa.<\/p>\n

ZASTROW, KATHERINE MULL FALVEY<\/a> (1904-1997)<\/h3>\n

Papers, 1927-1995. 1.5 linear feet.<\/p>\n

State representative from 1958 to 1964 and the first woman elected to Charles City Council, 1970.<\/p>\n

ZELLER, MILDRED “MICKI”<\/a> (1940-2000)<\/h3>\n

Papers, 1946-2000. 11 linear feet and slides.<\/p>\n

Costume designer and avid traveller whose papers include an extensive collection of slides, related travel diaries, and materials pertaining to the Iran Hostage Crisis.<\/p>\n

ZIMMERMAN, JO ANN<\/a> (1936- )<\/h3>\n

Papers, 1958-1995.\u00a0 9 linear feet.<\/p>\n

Elected to the Iowa House of Representatives in 1982 and in 1986, she became the first woman Lieutenant Governor of Iowa.<\/p>\n

ZINDEL, IRENE ROCK<\/a> (1917- )<\/h3>\n

Papers, 1930-1998. 2.5 linear inches.<\/p>\n

Scott County, Iowa, farm woman who was active in 4-H and the Farm Bureau.<\/p>\n

ZOOK, LOLA MOELLER <\/a>(1909-1999)<\/h3>\n

Papers, 1909-2004. 8.75 linear feet.<\/p>\n

Newspaper editor whose papers relate to her career as a journalist and the years she spent in occupied Japan following World War II.<\/p>\n

ZWART, ELIZABETH CLARKSON <\/a> (1904-1983)<\/h3>\n

Papers, 1925-1982. 1.25 linear feet.<\/p>\n

Columnist for the Des Moines Tribune<\/i>, the Des Moines Register<\/i>, and Better Homes and Gardens<\/i>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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