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BARCELO, NANCY “RUSTY”<\/a> (1946- )<\/h3>\n

Papers, 1946-2005. 5 linear feet.<\/p>\n

CATALANO, TESS<\/a> (1960-1999)<\/h3>\n

Papers, 1959-2001. 1 linear foot and artifacts.<\/p>\n

Singer, composer, writer and human rights activist.<\/p>\n

CHERRY, KITTREDGE, AND LOCKWOOD, AUDREY<\/h3>\n

Papers, 1970s-2009.<\/p>\n

Life partners Kittredge Cherry (1957-\u00a0 ), an author, journalist, and minister to the LGBT community, and Audrey Lockwood (1957-\u00a0 ), a financial planner, met as students at the University of Iowa in 1975 and lived and worked in Japan before settling in California.<\/p>\n

COMMON LIVES\/LESBIAN LIVES<\/a><\/h3>\n

Records, 1980-1990. 1 linear foot.<\/p>\n

Iowa City-based lesbian literary journal.<\/p>\n

DODERER, MINNETTE<\/a> (1923-2005)<\/h3>\n

Papers, 1944 -1992. 29.25 linear feet.<\/p>\n

State legislator from Iowa City, first elected to the Iowa House of Representatives in 1964. Materials concerning gay civil rights date from 1989 to 1992. (Box 29, 48, and 66)<\/p>\n

EMMA GOLDMAN CLINIC FOR WOMEN<\/a><\/h3>\n

Records, 1971-2008. 22.5 linear fee.<\/p>\n

Feminist health clinic.<\/p>\n

HERRING, PATRICIA<\/a> (1944- )<\/h3>\n

Papers,1979-2008. 10.5 linear feet.<\/p>\n

Feminist, social worker, and advocate for persons with HIV\/AIDS.<\/p>\n

HUFFEY, JEAN<\/a> (1932- )<\/h3>\n

Papers, 1989-2006. 10 linear inches.<\/p>\n

Mother who became active in Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG) and Lutherans Concerned.<\/p>\n

IOWA CITY WOMEN’S PRESS<\/a><\/h3>\n

Records, 1973-1985. 2.25 linear feet.<\/p>\n

Iowa City publisher and printer of lesbian and feminist books that existed from 1973 to 1985.<\/p>\n

IOWA WOMEN AGAINST THE EQUAL RIGHTS AMENDMENT<\/a><\/h3>\n

Records, 1972-1980. 2 linear inches.<\/p>\n

Grassroots organization opposed to Iowa’s ratification of the ERA to the Iowa and United States constitutions.<\/p>\n

JACK, JILL<\/a> (1957- )<\/h3>\n

Papers, 1967-2006 (bulk 1975-1983). 5 linear inches.<\/p>\n

McCORMICK, DALE<\/a> (1947- )<\/h3>\n

Paper, 1958-1997. 4.5 linear feet.<\/p>\n

Carpenter and actvist for women in non-traditional jobs.<\/p>\n

MUHANJI, CHERRY<\/a> (1939- )<\/h3>\n

Papers, 1984-2006.<\/p>\n

Writer, lesbian activist, and University of Iowa alumna.<\/p>\n

NATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR WOMEN, IOWA<\/a><\/h3>\n

Records, 1976-1989. 5 linear feet.<\/p>\n

Materials relating to gay and lesbian rights include newsletters, brochures and committee reports dating from the 1970s to the 1990s. (Boxes 3 and 4)<\/p>\n

NATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR WOMEN, JOHNSON COUNTY-IOWA CITY<\/a><\/h3>\n

Records, 1977-1997. 6 linear feet.<\/p>\n

Materials concerning lesbian rights include two lesbian mother–child custody cases, the lesbian rights task force, and a Johnson County NOW 1985 lesbian rights committee report. (Boxes 4, 7 and 8)<\/p>\n

NEW WORLD COLLECTIVE<\/a><\/h3>\n

Records, 1980. 0.25 linear inches.<\/p>\n

A Des Moines collective which existed between 1972 and 1980. Members lived communally and participated in a variety of progressive actions.<\/p>\n

NOUN, LOUISE<\/a> (1908-2002 )<\/h3>\n

Papers, 1926, 1970-1999. 3.6 linear feet.<\/p>\n

Des Moines, Iowa social activist, art collector, author, and co-founder of the Louise Noun-Mary Louise Smith Iowa Women’s Archives. Karen Johnson, Ruth Scharnau and Sarah Hanley interviews include discussion of gay rights.<\/p>\n

RABENOLD, JO<\/a><\/h3>\n

Papers, 1965-1983. 3.75 linear feet.<\/p>\n

Iowa City lesbian and political activist whose papers include many lesbian and feminist publications from the 1970s and 1980s.<\/p>\n

SCHANKE, RUTH<\/a> (1941- )<\/h3>\n

Papers, 1994-1997. 1 linear inch.<\/p>\n

Des Moines woman who organized a support group for spouses of lesbians and gays in 1994.<\/p>\n

SCHARNAU, RUTH<\/a> (1933- )<\/h3>\n

Papers, 1973-1995. 9 linear inches.<\/p>\n

A founding member of the Dubuque National Organization for Women and a proponent of gay and lesbian rights.<\/p>\n

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

Papers, 1931-2001. 10 linear inches.<\/p>\n

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

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

Records, 1960-1961, 1976-1989. 4.5 linear feet.<\/p>\n

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

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Printed Materials<\/h3>\n

Ain’t I a Woman<\/em>, 1970-1974. One of the earliest radical\/feminist publications in the United States, it was first published in 1970 by a group of militant Iowa City feminists, many of whom were lesbians.<\/p>\n

Common Lives\/Lesbian Lives<\/em>, a lesbian quarterly, 1981-1996 Published by a collective of lesbians in Iowa City, Iowa seeking to document a broad cross-section of the lives and thoughts of lesbians.<\/p>\n

Iowa’s Pride<\/em>: A Newsletter for the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Community of Iowa City and Surrounding Area, 1996-1999.<\/p>\n

Epstein, Harry and Glen, “Lesbianism in Iowa City: an interview,” Iowa Defender, Vol XIII, No. 8 (December 1967)<\/p>\n

Yanney, Linda J., “The Practical Revolution: An Oral History of the Iowa City Feminist Community, 1965-1975,” Ph.D. dissertation, University of Iowa, 1991.<\/p>\n

Silander, Aaron, “Emerging Women’s Voices: The story of the Iowa City Women’s Press 1972-1985,” honors degree paper. Department of American Studies, University of Iowa, 1996.<\/p>\n

Website<\/strong><\/p>\n

LGBTQ Life in Iowa City, Iowa: 1967-2010 <\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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